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Lenox vs Brookfield vs Royalton
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 the shortest commute (25 min average).
Brookfield has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Royalton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.9%).
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 | Lenox | Brookfield | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
2,150Lowest |
7,478 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
42.7±2.9 7% above NY |
| Lenox and Royalton 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% |
19.7%±3.9Lowest 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%±4 NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±3.4Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Royalton and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8k 12% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$92,373±$12kHighest 7% above NY |
| Royalton and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9k 62% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$182,200±$23kHighest 57% below NY |
| Royalton and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
$828±$46Lowest 49% 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 |
$4,153 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±28.6Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Royalton and Brookfield 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 | — | #219 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ROYALTON-HARTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | ROYALTON-HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.