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Lyons vs Reading vs Granby
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).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Granby has the most renters (25.8% rent).
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 | Reading | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594 |
1,637Lowest |
6,497Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4Lowest 3% above NY |
46.3±6.4Highest 16% above NY |
44.6±4.4 12% above NY |
| Reading and Granby 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% |
17.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Granby 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% |
21.5%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Reading 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,524±$12kLowest 13% below NY |
$86,131±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$79,338±$12k 8% below NY |
| Reading and Granby 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 |
$160,200±$37kHighest 62% below NY |
$130,000±$23k 69% below NY |
| Reading and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$111Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,507±$514Highest 7% below NY |
$1,088±$173 33% below NY |
| Reading and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,998Lowest 54% below NY |
$3,219 51% below NY |
$3,335Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
33.9%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.4%±45.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granby 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% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9% NY: 54.3% |
81.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyons and Reading 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 | — | #481 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.