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Newcomb vs Lyme vs Bleecker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Lyme has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Bleecker has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Newcomb | Lyme | Bleecker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
2,066Highest |
563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1 48% above NY |
56.8±6.1Lowest 43% above NY |
59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Lyme and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$81,400±$5k 5% below NY |
$74,732±$21kLowest 13% below NY |
| Newcomb and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47kHighest 40% below NY |
$234,700±$20k 45% below NY |
$221,100±$61kLowest 48% below NY |
| Newcomb and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$190Lowest 48% below NY |
$950±$286Highest 41% below NY |
| Bleecker and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$3,442 48% below NY |
$3,893Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±52Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Lyme and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91% NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.