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Long Beach vs Lawrence vs Mount Pleasant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Long Beach has the most affordable homes ($696k median).
Lawrence has the most expensive homes ($1623k median).
Mount Pleasant has the shortest commute (31 min average).
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 | Long Beach | Lawrence | Mount Pleasant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,756 |
6,778Lowest |
44,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+5% NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±1.9Highest 9% above NY |
34.9±10.5Lowest 12% below NY |
41±1.3 3% above NY |
| Long Beach and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Lawrence and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±5 NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Long Beach and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
77.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
57.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
15%±6.8Highest NY: 7% |
9.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Lawrence and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,739±$7kLowest 64% above NY |
$170,000±$53kHighest 98% above NY |
$142,857±$11k 66% above NY |
| Lawrence and Mount Pleasant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $696,400±$28kLowest 64% above NY |
$1,623,200±$292kHighest 283% above NY |
$788,900±$25k 86% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,515±$168Highest 55% above NY |
$1,943±$290 20% above NY |
$1,941±$146Lowest 20% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±7.9 NY: 52.1% |
46.2%±19.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.1%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Mount Pleasant and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 27% above NY |
39 min 19% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±5.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.2%±1.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Mount Pleasant and Long Beach 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 | #56 of 484 in NY | — | #85 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.