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DeWitt vs DeWitt vs Lyncourt
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 highest household income ($124k).
Lyncourt has the most affordable homes ($152k median).
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 | DeWitt | Lyncourt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,589Highest |
11,060 |
4,095Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | +3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
39.9±4.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4 NY: 20.5% |
25%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyncourt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7k 7% above NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$65,269±$10kLowest 24% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,500±$13k 43% below NY |
$297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$151,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,114±$113 31% below NY |
| DeWitt and Lyncourt 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 |
$7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$3,964Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5 NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
40%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 46% below NY |
17 min 48% below NY |
17 minLowest 49% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±6.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyncourt 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 | #70 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.