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Lyncourt vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyncourt has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
DeWitt has the most expensive homes ($244k median).
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 | Lyncourt | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,095Lowest |
25,589Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±4.6Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
| DeWitt and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyncourt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,269±$10kLowest 24% below NY |
$92,218±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$243,500±$13kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,114±$113Highest 31% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| Lyncourt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,964Lowest 40% below NY |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 49% below NY |
18 minHighest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.6%±6.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyncourt and DeWitt 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 | — | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.