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Lenox vs Lancaster vs Oneida
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 highest household income ($76k).
Lancaster has the most expensive homes ($202k median).
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
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 | Lancaster | Oneida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Lowest |
10,113 |
10,171Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 13% above NY |
45.1±4.7Lowest 13% above NY |
47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
| Oneida and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Lenox and Oneida 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% |
21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Lancaster 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% |
26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
$66,148±$7k 23% below NY |
$61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
| Lenox and Lancaster 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 |
$202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$160,100±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$903±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
| Lancaster and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 36% below NY |
$4,932Highest 25% below NY |
$3,778Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±10.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Lancaster and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.7% NY: 54.3% |
61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
19 min 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #412 of 484 in NY | — | #106 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
— | 11.4Lowest |
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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.