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Lenox vs Scriba vs Hastings
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).
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hastings has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.1%).
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 | Scriba | Hastings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658 |
6,603Lowest |
9,345Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2 13% above NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
43.1±3.7Lowest 8% above NY |
| Scriba 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% |
19.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Hastings 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 |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$84,027±$8k about the NY average |
| Scriba and Hastings 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 |
$158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$187,700±$17kHighest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$917±$129Lowest 43% below NY |
| Scriba 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 |
$3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,565Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±11.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hastings and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1984 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hastings 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 | — | #328 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.