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New Lisbon vs Hamden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Lisbon has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Hamden has the shortest commute (24 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 | New Lisbon | Hamden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,203Lowest |
1,245Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.6±9.5Lowest 25% above NY |
51±7.5Highest 28% above NY |
| Hamden and New Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| New Lisbon and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±8.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±9.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hamden and New Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| New Lisbon and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,750±$20kHighest about the NY average |
$64,457±$14kLowest 25% below NY |
| New Lisbon and Hamden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,900±$22kLowest 49% below NY |
$226,500±$16kHighest 47% below NY |
| Hamden and New Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $934±$68 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,005Highest 39% below NY |
$3,416Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±29.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.8%±37.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamden and New Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 23.5%±10.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.