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Copake vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Copake has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Copake | Lyme |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,313Highest |
2,066Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
56.8±6.1Lowest 43% above NY |
| Copake and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyme and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±7.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyme and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Lyme and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$81,400±$5kLowest 5% below NY |
| Copake and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,000±$49kHighest 23% below NY |
$234,700±$20kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$838±$190Lowest 48% below NY |
| Copake and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,630Highest 45% below NY |
$3,442Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±52Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Copake and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
11.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Copake and Lyme 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 | #302 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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| 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.