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Lyons vs Rose vs Windham
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).
Rose has the youngest population (median age 38.8).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
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 | Rose | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,594Highest |
2,126 |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±5.4 3% above NY |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.7%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest 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%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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±$12kLowest 13% below NY |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
| Windham and Rose 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 |
$133,800±$29k 68% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$111 43% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,998 54% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±8.3 NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — |
| 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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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.