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Lyncourt vs York
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 the most people working from home (14.6%).
York has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | York |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,095Highest |
3,164Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±4.6Highest about the NY average |
38.7±6.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Lyncourt and York 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% |
23.1%±6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyncourt and York 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%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| York 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lyncourt and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,269±$10kLowest 24% below NY |
$79,886±$15kHighest 7% below NY |
| York and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$167,000±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
| York and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,114±$113Highest 31% below NY |
$1,063±$116Lowest 34% below NY |
| Lyncourt and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,964Highest 40% below NY |
$3,708Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.4%±16.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| York and Lyncourt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 49% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.6%±6.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyncourt and York 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 | — | #362 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | YORK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | YORK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.5 |
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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.