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Lyons vs Murray vs Tyre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lyons has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
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 | Lyons | Murray | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594Highest |
4,754 |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±4.4Highest 12% above NY |
| Tyre and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyre and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Tyre and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,524±$12kHighest 13% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
| Lyons and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$123,800±$14k 71% below NY |
$161,900±$36kHighest 62% below NY |
| Tyre and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$111Highest 43% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$870±$153 46% below NY |
| Lyons and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,998 54% below NY |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
56.3%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Tyre and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
10% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Lyons 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 | #388 of 484 in NY | #430 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
9.5 |
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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.