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Highland vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highland has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Highland | Lyme |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,234Highest |
2,066Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.4±4.4Lowest 39% above NY |
56.8±6.1Highest 43% above NY |
| Lyme and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyme and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Highland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,846±$26kLowest 26% below NY |
$81,400±$5kHighest 5% below NY |
| Lyme and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,000±$38kHighest 40% below NY |
$234,700±$20kLowest 45% below NY |
| Highland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,215±$1kHighest 25% below NY |
$838±$190Lowest 48% below NY |
| Highland and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,373Highest 34% below NY |
$3,442Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.3%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±52Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lyme and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 18% above NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.4%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.