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Lenox vs Jericho vs Lincoln
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 most affordable homes ($162k median).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Lincoln has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Jericho | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
5,114 |
1,749Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
53.6±2.3Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Lincoln and Jericho 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% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Lenox and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lincoln 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 6% below U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$96,100±$12k 19% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Lincoln 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. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$202,100±$25k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83Lowest 34% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,196±$309 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 34% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$3,800Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.2%±65 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Lincoln 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% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8%±3 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #412 of 484 in NY | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
13.0Lowest |
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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.