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Lancaster vs Williamson vs Plattsburgh
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 most expensive homes ($202k median).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Plattsburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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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 | Williamson | Plattsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,113 |
6,823Lowest |
11,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±4.7 13% above NY |
40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
45.2±1.9Highest 14% above NY |
| Plattsburgh 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% |
19.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Plattsburgh and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Plattsburgh 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% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.5 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±0.8Lowest 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 |
$71,546±$5k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$192,700±$18k 55% below NY |
$179,900±$11kLowest 58% 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±$169 40% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,053±$86Highest 35% below NY |
| Plattsburgh and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 25% below NY |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
$3,573Lowest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±12.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Lancaster and Plattsburgh 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% NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 42% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson and Plattsburgh 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 | #153 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3 |
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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.