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Lancaster vs Radisson

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lancaster has the most affordable homes ($202k median).
Radisson has the most people working from home (21%).

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.

MeasureLancasterRadisson
People
Population
10,113Highest
6,676Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.1%
NY: +4.2%
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Median age
45.1±4.7Lowest
13% above NY
46±4.8Highest
16% above NY
Radisson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.8%±3.8Lowest
NY: 20.5%
23.7%±6.9Highest
NY: 20.5%
Radisson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±4.5Lowest
NY: 17.9%
22.2%±3.1Highest
NY: 17.9%
Radisson 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%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
52.1%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±1.5Highest
NY: 7%
2.4%±1.5Lowest
NY: 7%
Lancaster and Radisson 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
23% below NY
$89,297±$25kHighest
4% above NY
Radisson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$202,200±$16kLowest
52% below NY
$313,600±$24kHighest
26% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$969±$169Lowest
40% below NY
$1,110±$149Highest
32% below NY
Radisson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,932Lowest
25% below NY
$6,726Highest
about the NY average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52%±19Lowest
NY: 52.1%
62.5%±15Highest
NY: 52.1%
Radisson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
11.1%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
73.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1952Lowest
7 yrs older than NY
1990Highest
31 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
42% below NY
22 minHighest
34% below NY
Work from home
7%±3.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
21%±7.7Highest
NY: 14.9%
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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.