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Lyme vs Newcomb vs Meredith
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Newcomb has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Meredith has the youngest population (median age 54.3).
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 | Lyme | Newcomb | Meredith |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,066Highest |
490Lowest |
1,467 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.8±6.1 43% above NY |
59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
54.3±4.6Lowest 36% above NY |
| Newcomb and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyme and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±6.7 NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyme and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9% NY: 40.2% |
33.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1 NY: 7% |
13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,400±$5kLowest 5% below NY |
$108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$85,938±$16k about the NY average |
| Newcomb and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,700±$20k 45% below NY |
$254,800±$47kHighest 40% below NY |
$230,600±$24kLowest 46% below NY |
| Newcomb and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$190Highest 48% below NY |
— | $794±$175Lowest 51% below NY |
| Lyme and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,442 48% below NY |
$1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$3,630Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±52 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±53.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Meredith and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Newcomb and Meredith 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.