Compare towns
Berlin vs Huron vs Lyons
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Huron has the highest household income ($90k).
Lyons has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Berlin | Huron | Lyons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
2,240 |
5,594Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3Highest 4% above NY |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
| Berlin and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Huron and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Berlin and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,313±$25k 7% below NY |
$90,000±$10kHighest 5% above NY |
$74,524±$12kLowest 13% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,600±$22k 49% below NY |
$233,000±$21kHighest 45% below NY |
$98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$309 28% below NY |
$1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$920±$111Lowest 43% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,518 47% below NY |
$4,145Highest 37% below NY |
$2,998Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80% NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 15% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Berlin and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #388 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | — | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 9.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.