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Lisbon vs Madrid vs Sterling
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Madrid has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Sterling has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Lisbon | Madrid | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,235Highest |
1,767Lowest |
3,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NY: +4.2% |
+0.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.2±4Highest 31% above NY |
36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
51.6±3.5 30% above NY |
| Lisbon and Sterling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
32.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±6.3 NY: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.4%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sterling and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.7% NY: 40.2% |
26.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Sterling and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,963±$12kHighest 14% below NY |
$64,083±$7k 25% below NY |
$59,750±$9kLowest 31% below NY |
| Lisbon and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,200±$47k 69% below NY |
$122,100±$15kLowest 71% below NY |
$141,200±$41kHighest 67% below NY |
| Sterling and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$135Highest 42% below NY |
$823±$65 49% below NY |
$681±$411Lowest 58% below NY |
| Lisbon and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,137Highest 52% below NY |
$2,993 55% below NY |
$2,568Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±37.1 NY: 52.1% |
44.2%±36.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±20.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Madrid and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
24 min 28% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sterling and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #407 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.