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Lyons vs Plainfield vs Rose
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).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Rose has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Plainfield | Rose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594Highest |
1,016Lowest |
2,126 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4Highest 3% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
38.8±6.8 about the NY average |
| Lyons and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Lyons and Rose 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% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield 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±$12k 13% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$76,200±$11kHighest 11% below NY |
| Rose and Lyons 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 |
$155,100±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
$133,800±$29k 68% below NY |
| Plainfield and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$111 43% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,998Highest 54% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Lyons 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% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyons and Plainfield 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 | — | — |
| School district | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
— | 8.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.