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Madrid vs Jasper vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madrid has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
Jasper has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
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 | Madrid | Jasper | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,767 |
1,308Lowest |
4,235Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
52.2±4Highest 31% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Jasper and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
16%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.2%±6.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8% NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Lisbon and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,083±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
$80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
$73,963±$12k 14% below NY |
| Jasper and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,100±$15kLowest 71% below NY |
$123,600±$13k 71% below NY |
$131,200±$47kHighest 69% below NY |
| Lisbon and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $823±$65 49% below NY |
$658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
$944±$135Highest 42% below NY |
| Lisbon and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993 55% below NY |
$2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,137Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±36.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.7%±54.6 NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±37.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Madrid and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.9% NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% NY: 54.3% |
83.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 28% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jasper and Madrid 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 | — | — | #407 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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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.