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Cambria vs Lockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambria has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Lockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Cambria | Lockport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,732Lowest |
20,516Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.1Lowest 9% above NY |
44.5±2.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Lockport and Cambria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Cambria and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lockport and Cambria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,563±$17kHighest 30% above NY |
$86,099±$6kLowest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$61kHighest 33% below NY |
$234,500±$10kLowest 45% below NY |
| Cambria and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $927±$58Highest 43% below NY |
$729±$71Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 12% below NY |
$5,484Lowest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.9%±22.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lockport and Cambria are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
22 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cambria and Lockport 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 | — | #289 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.