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Lenox vs Lancaster vs Vienna
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 kids (19.7% under 18).
Lancaster has the most expensive homes ($202k median).
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 | Lancaster | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658 |
10,113Highest |
5,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 13% above NY |
45.1±4.7Lowest 13% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Lenox and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Vienna and Lenox 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% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lenox and Lancaster 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 12% below NY |
$66,148±$7kLowest 23% below NY |
$83,244±$10kHighest 3% below NY |
| 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 62% below NY |
$202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$928±$166Lowest 43% 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 |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19 NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna and Lancaster 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% |
10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2% NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Vienna 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 | — | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CAMDEN CENTRAL 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.