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LaFayette vs Otisco vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
LaFayette has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Otisco has the most homeowners (88%).
DeWitt has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | LaFayette | Otisco | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,878 |
2,545Lowest |
25,589Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% NY: +4.2% |
-6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±5.8Highest 14% above NY |
42.2±4.7 6% above NY |
41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
| LaFayette and Otisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Otisco and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| LaFayette and Otisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7% NY: 40.2% |
40%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| DeWitt and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$21kHighest 32% above NY |
$83,950±$17kLowest about the NY average |
$92,218±$7k 7% above NY |
| LaFayette and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,600±$16kLowest 46% below NY |
$263,900±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$243,500±$13k 43% below NY |
| Otisco and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,298±$123Highest 20% below NY |
$964±$92Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,042±$73 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,836Lowest 27% below NY |
$5,368 18% below NY |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.5%±17.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
17.8%±31.4 NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Otisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7% NY: 54.3% |
88%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 33% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.9%±7.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
| LaFayette and DeWitt 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 | #331 of 484 in NY | — | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.