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Lyme vs Putney vs Hounsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Hounsfield has the most renters (35.9% rent).
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 | Putney | Hounsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,066Lowest |
2,622 |
3,257Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.8±6.1Highest 46% above U.S. |
37.2±5.2Lowest 4% below U.S. |
49.3±6.6 27% above U.S. |
| Lyme and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.9%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Lyme and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,400±$5k about the U.S. average |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
$82,981±$9kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Hounsfield and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,700±$20kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$300,000±$44kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$258,100±$37k 22% below U.S. |
| Putney and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$190 41% below U.S. |
$508±$482Lowest 64% below U.S. |
$1,315±$97Highest 7% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,442Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$5,313Highest 70% above U.S. |
$4,428 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±52Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±19.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±19.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Putney and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
16%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Putney and Lyme 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | #156 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | None yet |
U.S. 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.