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Lyons Falls vs Granger vs Lyonsdale

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lyons Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Granger has the most people working from home (7.7%).
Lyonsdale has the oldest population (median age 46.9).

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.

MeasureLyons FallsGrangerLyonsdale
People
Population
569Lowest
614
1,159Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-3.5%
NY: +4.2%
-4.6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42.5±15
7% above NY
39.7±8.9Lowest
about the NY average
46.9±7.6Highest
18% above NY
Lyonsdale and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.8%±5.8
NY: 20.5%
27.5%±4.5Highest
NY: 20.5%
23%±5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
31.5%±3.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
19.1%±6.4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
22.2%±4
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.5%Highest
NY: 40.2%
19.1%
NY: 40.2%
9.1%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.8
NY: 7%
2.6%±2.8Highest
NY: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
NY: 7%
Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,000±$18kLowest
31% below NY
$66,875±$14kHighest
22% below NY
$61,806±$12k
28% below NY
Granger and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$119,400±$42k
72% below NY
$125,000±$20kHighest
71% below NY
$111,000±$15kLowest
74% below NY
Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$600±$137
63% below NY
$588±$492Lowest
64% below NY
$838±$91Highest
48% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,076
68% below NY
$2,754Highest
58% below NY
$1,979Lowest
70% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61.8%±58.3Lowest
NY: 52.1%
61.9%±89.3
NY: 52.1%
68.2%±39.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
Lyonsdale and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.2%Lowest
NY: 14%
13.5%Highest
NY: 14%
10.4%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84%
NY: 54.3%
82.5%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
90.1%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1983Highest
24 yrs newer than NY
1980
21 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
25% below NY
31 minHighest
5% below NY
24 minLowest
27% below NY
Work from home
2.9%±3.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
7.7%±3.5Highest
NY: 14.9%
3.3%±3.2
NY: 14.9%
Granger and Lyonsdale 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.