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Berlin vs Lyons vs Stockport
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%).
Lyons has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
Stockport has the highest household income ($99k).
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 | Lyons | Stockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
5,594Highest |
2,642 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3Highest 4% above NY |
41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
40.9±6.1Lowest about the NY average |
| 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%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
27.8%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stockport and Lyons 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% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Lyons and Stockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$74,524±$12kLowest 13% below NY |
$98,958±$20kHighest 15% above NY |
| Stockport 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 |
$98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$248,200±$34kHighest 41% below NY |
| Stockport 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 |
$920±$111Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,180±$79Highest 27% below NY |
| Stockport 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 |
$2,998Lowest 54% below NY |
$4,362Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±19.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Lyons and Stockport 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% |
14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±4.1Lowest 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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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.