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Lyons vs Plainfield vs Sodus
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 kids (25.7% under 18).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Sodus has the oldest population (median age 50.7).
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 | Sodus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594 |
1,016Lowest |
8,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
| Sodus 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% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus 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% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest 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±$12kHighest 13% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$70,478±$13kLowest 18% below NY |
| Lyons and Plainfield 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 |
$152,500±$18k 64% below NY |
| Plainfield and Sodus 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 |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$853±$194 47% below NY |
| Lyons and Sodus 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 |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,866Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.9Lowest 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 | — | #352 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 9.7Highest |
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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.