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Busti vs Lysander vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Lysander has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.8%).
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 | Busti | Lysander | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Lowest |
23,086Highest |
8,219 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6% NY: +4.2% |
+53.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
43.6±1.9Lowest 10% above NY |
46.6±2.5Highest 17% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Vernon and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$77,601±$6k 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$202,100±$11k 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106 33% below NY |
$1,130±$100Highest 30% below NY |
$900±$127Lowest 44% below NY |
| Lysander and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 41% below NY |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
$3,656Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
26%±6.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
22 min 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander and Vernon 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 | — | #158 of 484 in NY | #368 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.4 |
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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.