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Evans vs Highland-on-the-Lake
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 kids (15.7% under 18).
Highland-on-the-Lake has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Highland-on-the-Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
3,584Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 49.5±2.8Lowest 24% above NY |
50.6±8.1Highest 27% above NY |
| Highland-on-the-Lake and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Evans and Highland-on-the-Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Evans and Highland-on-the-Lake 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 |
$87,800±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Highland-on-the-Lake 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 |
$186,300±$12kHighest 56% below NY |
| Highland-on-the-Lake 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 |
$1,000±$257Highest 38% below NY |
| Highland-on-the-Lake 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 |
$3,974Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.7%±19.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Highland-on-the-Lake 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% |
15.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.7%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Evans and Highland-on-the-Lake 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.