Compare towns
Greene vs Palmyra vs Le Roy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Palmyra has the most affordable homes ($152k median).
Le Roy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Greene | Palmyra | Le Roy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161Lowest |
7,354 |
7,571Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5% NY: +4.2% |
-7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
40.8±2.6 about the NY average |
41±3.7Highest 3% above NY |
| Le Roy and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
18%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Le Roy and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,481±$10kHighest 15% below NY |
$67,113±$7kLowest 22% below NY |
$72,978±$14k 15% below NY |
| Greene and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$152,200±$12kLowest 64% below NY |
$177,500±$14kHighest 58% below NY |
| Le Roy and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$941±$51Highest 42% below NY |
$908±$177 44% below NY |
| Palmyra and Le Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,091 38% below NY |
$3,938Lowest 40% below NY |
$4,478Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.2%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±15.3 NY: 52.1% |
40.2%±20Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Le Roy and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% NY: 54.3% |
70.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Greene and Le Roy 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 | #319 of 484 in NY | #55 of 484 in NY | #216 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LE ROY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | LE ROY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
9.9Lowest |
10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.