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Eagle vs Granger vs Lyons Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Granger has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Lyons Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Eagle | Granger | Lyons Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,231Highest |
614 |
569Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
39.7±8.9 about the NY average |
42.5±15Highest 7% above NY |
| Lyons Falls and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Granger and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±6.4 NY: 17.9% |
31.5%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.1% NY: 40.2% |
20.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.8 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eagle and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$66,875±$14k 22% below NY |
$59,000±$18kLowest 31% below NY |
| Eagle and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$125,000±$20k 71% below NY |
$119,400±$42kLowest 72% below NY |
| Eagle and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$101Highest 55% below NY |
$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY |
$600±$137 63% below NY |
| Eagle and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753 58% below NY |
$2,754Highest 58% below NY |
$2,076Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±89.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±58.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
13.5% NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.5% NY: 54.3% |
84%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.