Compare towns
Big Flats vs Radisson vs LaFayette
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Big Flats has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Radisson has the most expensive homes ($314k median).
LaFayette has the highest household income ($114k).
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 | Big Flats | Radisson | LaFayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,592Highest |
6,676 |
4,878Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
46±4.8Highest 16% above NY |
45.5±5.8 14% above NY |
| Radisson and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±6.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Radisson and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
21%±5.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Radisson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.4% NY: 40.2% |
52.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| LaFayette and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
$89,297±$25k 4% above NY |
$113,750±$21kHighest 32% above NY |
| LaFayette and Radisson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$313,600±$24kHighest 26% below NY |
$228,600±$16k 46% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
$1,110±$149Lowest 32% below NY |
$1,298±$123 20% below NY |
| Big Flats and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
$6,726Highest about the NY average |
$4,836 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
62.5%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
13.5%±17.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Radisson and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% NY: 14% |
11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1990Highest 31 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 47% below NY |
22 min 34% below NY |
22 minHighest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21%±7.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±7.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Radisson and LaFayette 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 | #118 of 484 in NY | — | #331 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.