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Butler vs Lyons vs Brasher
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Butler has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Lyons has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Butler | Lyons | Brasher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,759Lowest |
5,594Highest |
2,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.6±11.1Highest 20% above NY |
41.1±5.4Lowest 3% above NY |
46.6±9 17% above NY |
| Butler and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±6.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Butler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±7.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Butler and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,192±$24kLowest 42% below NY |
$74,524±$12kHighest 13% below NY |
$53,911±$14k 37% below NY |
| Lyons and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$17kLowest 79% below NY |
$98,400±$12k 77% below NY |
$124,300±$24kHighest 71% below NY |
| Brasher and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $684±$203Lowest 58% below NY |
$920±$111Highest 43% below NY |
$730±$195 55% below NY |
| Lyons and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,102Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,998Highest 54% below NY |
$2,500 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyons and Butler 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 | #300 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.