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Lee vs Dix vs Hector
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the highest household income ($94k).
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Hector has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
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 | Lee | Dix | Hector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,074Highest |
3,660Lowest |
4,850 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.8±4.5Highest 33% above NY |
50.1±2.8Lowest 26% above NY |
51.1±4 28% above NY |
| Lee and Hector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hector and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
25%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Dix and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4% NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Lee and Hector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,137±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$79,904±$19k 7% below NY |
| Lee and Hector are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$20k 49% below NY |
$165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$218,700±$32kHighest 48% below NY |
| Hector and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$41 42% below NY |
$718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
$1,083±$525Highest 33% below NY |
| Hector and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,362 49% below NY |
$3,141Lowest 52% below NY |
$4,072Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±27.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
81.7%±21.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2% NY: 14% |
15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #435 of 484 in NY | #391 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.