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Lysander vs Sandgate vs Onondaga
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lysander has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Onondaga 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 | Sandgate | Onondaga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,086Highest |
435Lowest |
22,573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.6±1.9Lowest 12% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
45.4±2.7 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sandgate and Onondaga 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,984±$5kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$104,448±$5k 29% above U.S. |
| 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 13% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$246,200±$15k 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,130±$100Lowest 20% below U.S. |
— | $1,333±$128Highest 6% below U.S. |
| 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 116% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$5,480 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±10.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.1%±11.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lysander and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.6%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Lysander 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 | — | #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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U.S. 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.