Compare towns
DeWitt vs Buffalo vs Lysander
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeWitt has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Buffalo has the most renters (57% rent).
Lysander has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | DeWitt | Buffalo | Lysander |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,589 |
276,854Highest |
23,086Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±2 4% above NY |
34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
43.6±1.9Highest 10% above NY |
| Lysander and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±0.6 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
8.5%±0.5 NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| DeWitt and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7k 7% above NY |
$50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,500±$13k 43% below NY |
$164,200±$5kLowest 61% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,046±$18 35% below NY |
$1,130±$100Highest 30% below NY |
| Lysander and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,113 7% below NY |
$1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±2.3 NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lysander and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% NY: 14% |
26%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander and DeWitt 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 | #70 of 484 in NY | #455 of 484 in NY | #158 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.5 |
15.4Highest |
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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.