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Lenox vs Lysander 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 renters (22.8% rent).
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Lysander | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658 |
23,086Highest |
5,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2 13% above NY |
43.6±1.9Lowest 10% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Lenox 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% |
17.6%±1.9Lowest 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% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lysander 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 |
$107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$83,244±$10k 3% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9k 62% below NY |
$288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$1,130±$100Highest 30% below NY |
$928±$166Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 36% below NY |
$6,748Highest about the NY average |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±10.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Lysander and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander 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 | #158 of 484 in NY | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Lowest |
15.4Highest |
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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.