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Lysander vs Java vs East Greenbush
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lysander has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Java has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
East Greenbush has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Lysander | Java | East Greenbush |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,086Highest |
2,049Lowest |
16,687 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±1.9Lowest 10% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
44.4±2.7Highest 12% above NY |
| East Greenbush and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| East Greenbush and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1 NY: 7% |
| Lysander and East Greenbush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$95,129±$24kLowest 11% above NY |
$105,111±$9k 22% above NY |
| Lysander and East Greenbush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,400±$18k 32% below NY |
$223,900±$30kLowest 47% below NY |
$291,500±$14kHighest 31% below NY |
| East Greenbush and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,130±$100 30% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,643±$98Highest about the NY average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,748Highest about the NY average |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$6,474 about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±10.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| East Greenbush and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Lysander and East Greenbush 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 | #158 of 484 in NY | — | #24 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | — | COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
— | 13.0Lowest |
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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.