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Leon vs Victory vs Cameron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Victory has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).
Cameron has the most renters (19.3% rent).
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 | Leon | Victory | Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,459 |
1,907Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
31±5.7 22% below NY |
32.5±6Highest 18% below NY |
| Cameron and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
35.2%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Leon and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.5%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.7%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Victory and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Victory and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,048±$11kLowest 35% below NY |
$71,071±$5kHighest 17% below NY |
$59,125±$17k 31% below NY |
| Victory and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
$165,200±$15kHighest 61% below NY |
$115,800±$37k 73% below NY |
| Victory and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$282Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,066±$164Highest 34% below NY |
$975±$733 40% below NY |
| Victory and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,259Highest 50% below NY |
$2,623Lowest 60% below NY |
$2,735 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.4%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.8% NY: 14% |
6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% NY: 54.3% |
91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 7% above NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.2%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Leon and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.