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Lancaster vs Plainfield vs Depew
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lancaster has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Depew has the highest household income ($74k).
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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 | Lancaster | Plainfield | Depew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,113 |
1,314Lowest |
15,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±4.7 16% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.4±2Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Depew and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Depew and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,148±$7kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$69,250±$31k 14% below U.S. |
$73,556±$8kHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Depew and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$16k 39% below U.S. |
$318,400±$34kHighest 4% below U.S. |
$196,500±$8kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$169Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,061±$77 25% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 58% above U.S. |
$4,806Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$5,458Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±19Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.6%±10.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Highest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
19 min 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
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U.S. 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.