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Lancaster vs Williamson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Lancaster | Williamson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,113Highest |
6,823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±4.7Highest 13% above NY |
40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Lancaster and Williamson 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% |
19.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Williamson and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lancaster and Williamson 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% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Williamson 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 23% below NY |
$90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$192,700±$18kLowest 55% below NY |
| Lancaster and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Lancaster and Williamson 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 |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Lancaster and Williamson 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% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson and Lancaster 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 | — | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3 |
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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.