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Lenox vs Chester vs Vienna
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).
Chester has the most people working from home (14%).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
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 | Chester | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
2,992Lowest |
5,184 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.7±4.7 28% above U.S. |
53.5±6Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Vienna and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Lenox and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chester and Vienna 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% |
33.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chester 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 6% below U.S. |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$83,244±$10kHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Vienna 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 51% below U.S. |
$232,900±$44kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$125,000±$20kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 34% below U.S. |
$960±$44Highest 32% below U.S. |
$928±$166Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Chester 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. |
$4,262Highest 37% above U.S. |
$2,680Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Vienna and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chester and Vienna 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 | #49 of 70 in VT | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | Green Mountain Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.