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Rapids vs Lockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rapids has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Lockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Rapids | Lockport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,655Lowest |
20,516Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±7.7Lowest 11% above NY |
44.5±2.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Lockport and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lockport and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Lockport and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $121,875±$43kHighest 42% above NY |
$86,099±$6kLowest about the NY average |
| Rapids and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,700±$44kHighest 30% below NY |
$234,500±$10kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $729±$71 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,522Highest about the NY average |
$5,484Lowest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lockport and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1983Lowest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
22 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.1%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Rapids and Lockport 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 | — | #289 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.