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Lancaster vs Windham vs Depew
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 renters (26.3% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Depew has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Windham | Depew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,113 |
1,432Lowest |
15,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±4.7 13% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
43.4±2Lowest 9% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| 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 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Depew 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 |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$73,556±$8k 14% below NY |
| Windham and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$16k 52% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$196,500±$8kLowest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$169 40% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,061±$77Highest 35% below NY |
| Depew 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 |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,458Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±19Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.6%±10.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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 NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
19 min 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.