Compare towns
Brant vs Evans vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brant has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Evans has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Brant | Evans | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,224 |
15,183Highest |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.4% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.5 25% above NY |
49.5±2.8Lowest 24% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Wright and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Evans and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Evans and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,531±$24kHighest 4% above NY |
$72,467±$8kLowest 16% below NY |
$86,250±$13k about the NY average |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,100±$22k 53% below NY |
$176,500±$10kLowest 58% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Wright and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
$919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 46% below NY |
$4,590 30% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
29 min 11% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brant and Evans 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 | — | #180 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | — |
| High school in town | — | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.