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Lenox vs Scriba 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).
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Scriba | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
6,603 |
5,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 13% above NY |
46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
| Vienna and Scriba 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% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest 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% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
26.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,900±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$83,244±$10k 3% below NY |
| Scriba and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kHighest 62% below NY |
$158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Lenox and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$928±$166Lowest 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 | $4,184Highest 36% below NY |
$3,649 45% below NY |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna 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% |
10.8%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 |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.