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Lenox vs Calais vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Royalton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1951).
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 | Calais | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
1,713Lowest |
7,478 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 16% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
42.7±2.9 10% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lenox and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$92,373±$12k 14% above U.S. |
| Calais and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$182,200±$23k 45% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 34% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$828±$46Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Calais and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 34% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$4,153Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±28.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Royalton 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | ROYALTON-HARTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | 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 |
U.S. 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.