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Lincoln vs Stockbridge

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 most people working from home (7.4%).
Stockbridge has the most kids (22.1% under 18).

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.

MeasureLincolnStockbridge
People
Population
1,749Lowest
1,965Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-10.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-6.2%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
53.6±2.3Highest
35% above NY
41.6±3.8Lowest
5% above NY
Kids under 18
15.3%±2.5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
22.1%±3.8Highest
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
29.4%±3.8Highest
NY: 17.9%
16%±2.4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
16.6%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.4%±2Highest
NY: 7%
3.8%±1.7Lowest
NY: 7%
Lincoln and Stockbridge 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
$76,154±$12kLowest
11% below NY
Lincoln and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$202,100±$25kHighest
52% below NY
$139,400±$15kLowest
67% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,196±$309Highest
26% below NY
$1,042±$88Lowest
36% below NY
Lincoln and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,800Highest
42% below NY
$2,951Lowest
55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.2%±65Highest
NY: 52.1%
35.6%±22.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Lincoln and Stockbridge 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%
9.3%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
81.7%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
21 yrs newer than NY
1974Lowest
15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
18% below NY
26 minLowest
22% below NY
Work from home
7.4%±2.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
5%±2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Lincoln and Stockbridge 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.