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LaFayette vs Pompey
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 renters (21.3% rent).
Pompey has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Pompey |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,878Lowest |
7,047Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±5.8Lowest 14% above NY |
52±4.8Highest 31% above NY |
| Pompey and LaFayette 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% |
19.2%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pompey and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pompey and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$21kHighest 32% above NY |
$111,000±$18kLowest 29% above NY |
| LaFayette and Pompey 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 |
$275,400±$19kHighest 35% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,298±$123Lowest 20% below NY |
$1,341±$1kHighest 17% below NY |
| Pompey and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,836Lowest 27% below NY |
$6,523Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.5%±17.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±45.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pompey and LaFayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 33% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.9%±7.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.1%±6.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| LaFayette and Pompey 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 | — |
| School district | LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.