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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.
| Measure | Lincoln | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.