Compare towns
Lenox vs Windham vs Verona
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 affordable homes ($162k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Verona has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Windham | Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
1,432Lowest |
5,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Lowest 13% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
45.6±2.2 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Verona 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$83,534±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Verona and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$196,700±$21k 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83Highest 42% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$797±$134Lowest 51% below NY |
| Lenox and Windham 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 |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,382 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
91.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #311 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
— | 13.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.