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Lenox vs Granby
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 most expensive homes ($162k median).
Granby has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Granby |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
6,497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
44.6±4.4Lowest 12% above NY |
| Lenox and Granby 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% |
19.8%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Granby 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% |
18.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Granby 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 NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Granby 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±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$79,338±$12kHighest 8% below NY |
| Granby 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±$9kHighest 62% below NY |
$130,000±$23kLowest 69% below NY |
| Lenox and Granby 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 |
$1,088±$173Highest 33% below NY |
| Granby 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 |
$3,335Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.4%±45.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granby 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% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Granby 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 | #481 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
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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.