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Cherry Creek vs Leon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cherry Creek has the oldest population (median age 42.2).
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Cherry Creek | Leon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,060Lowest |
1,459Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.7Highest 6% above NY |
26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Leon and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±6.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Cherry Creek and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Leon and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,058±$6kHighest 34% below NY |
$56,048±$11kLowest 35% below NY |
| Cherry Creek and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$19kHighest 71% below NY |
$103,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
| Cherry Creek and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $741±$63Lowest 54% below NY |
$960±$282Highest 41% below NY |
| Leon and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,457Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,259Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cherry Creek and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest NY: 14% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 1.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON) | — |
| High school in town | PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.6 |
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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.