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Lenox vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.9%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Lenox | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Lenox and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lenox and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
| Lenox and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kHighest 62% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Lenox and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83Lowest 42% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Brookfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184Highest 36% below NY |
$3,197Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Lenox 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 | #412 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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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.