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LaGrange vs Kent vs Elma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
LaGrange has the youngest population (median age 41.3).
Kent has the highest household income ($129k).
Elma has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | LaGrange | Kent | Elma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,384Highest |
12,896 |
11,687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.6Lowest 4% above NY |
43.4±1.4 9% above NY |
43.8±4.6Highest 10% above NY |
| Elma and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| LaGrange and Elma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% NY: 40.2% |
42.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
6.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kent and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,586±$10k 41% above NY |
$129,012±$13kHighest 50% above NY |
$116,460±$12kLowest 35% above NY |
| Kent and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,600±$20kHighest 4% below NY |
$390,100±$15k 8% below NY |
$357,900±$27kLowest 16% below NY |
| LaGrange and Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,455±$1k 10% below NY |
$1,606±$224Highest about the NY average |
$952±$472Lowest 41% below NY |
| Kent and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,104 38% above NY |
$9,796Highest 49% above NY |
$4,999Lowest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±20.1 NY: 52.1% |
78.8%±49.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.9%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kent and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6% NY: 14% |
3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
39 minHighest 20% above NY |
22 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Elma and Kent 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 | #81 of 484 in NY | #296 of 484 in NY | #90 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.4Highest |
— | 10.6Lowest |
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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.