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Leyden vs Hampton vs Lyonsdale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the most people working from home (9.3%).
Hampton has the highest household income ($74k).
Lyonsdale has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
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 | Leyden | Hampton | Lyonsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,661Highest |
1,145Lowest |
1,159 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.6% NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±3.8 10% above NY |
43.1±14.7Lowest 8% above NY |
46.9±7.6Highest 18% above NY |
| Lyonsdale and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±6.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyonsdale and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyonsdale and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14% NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 NY: 7% |
| Hampton and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,474±$21kLowest 31% below NY |
$73,796±$8kHighest 14% below NY |
$61,806±$12k 28% below NY |
| Hampton and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,100±$23kHighest 59% below NY |
$166,800±$10k 61% below NY |
$111,000±$15kLowest 74% below NY |
| Leyden and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $721±$37Lowest 56% below NY |
$1,264±$375Highest 22% below NY |
$838±$91 48% below NY |
| Hampton and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,412 63% below NY |
$3,007Highest 54% below NY |
$1,979Lowest 70% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±15.4 NY: 52.1% |
13.2%±25.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.2%±39.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lyonsdale and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% NY: 14% |
16.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.4% NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
27 minHighest 19% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±8.4 NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Leyden and Hampton 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.