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Lincoln vs Fenner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lincoln has the highest household income ($96k).
Fenner has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Lincoln | Fenner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,749Highest |
1,719Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.6±2.3Highest 35% above NY |
45±5.9Lowest 13% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lincoln and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,100±$12kHighest 12% above NY |
$77,750±$4kLowest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,100±$25kHighest 52% below NY |
$184,200±$20kLowest 57% below NY |
| Lincoln and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$309Highest 26% below NY |
$636±$97Lowest 61% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,800Highest 42% below NY |
$3,073Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±65Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Lincoln and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
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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.