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Evans vs Brant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Evans has the most homeowners (86.2%).
Brant has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Evans | Brant |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
2,224Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8Lowest 24% above NY |
49.7±2.5Highest 25% above NY |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Evans and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,467±$8kLowest 16% below NY |
$89,531±$24kHighest 4% above NY |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10kLowest 58% below NY |
$201,100±$22kHighest 53% below NY |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,590Highest 30% below NY |
$3,528Lowest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brant and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brant and Evans 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 | #180 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | — |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.