Compare towns
Lysander vs Lancaster vs Onondaga
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%).
Lancaster has the most affordable homes ($202k median).
Onondaga has the most homeowners (82.7%).
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 | Lysander | Lancaster | Onondaga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,086Highest |
10,113Lowest |
22,573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±1.9Lowest 10% above NY |
45.1±4.7 13% above NY |
45.4±2.7Highest 14% above NY |
| Onondaga and Lancaster 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% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2 NY: 20.5% |
| Lysander and Onondaga 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% |
21%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Onondaga and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
8.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,984±$5kHighest 26% above NY |
$66,148±$7kLowest 23% below NY |
$104,448±$5k 21% above NY |
| Lysander and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $288,400±$18kHighest 32% below NY |
$202,200±$16kLowest 52% below NY |
$246,200±$15k 42% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,130±$100 30% below NY |
$969±$169Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,333±$128Highest 18% below NY |
| Onondaga and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,748Highest about the NY average |
$4,932Lowest 25% below NY |
$5,480 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±10.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19 NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Lysander and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NY: 14% |
6.7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #158 of 484 in NY | — | #122 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL | — | WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.4Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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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.