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Schroeppel vs Sandgate vs Lysander

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Schroeppel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Lysander has the most expensive homes ($288k median).

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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.

MeasureSchroeppelSandgateLysander
People
Population
7,938
435Lowest
23,086Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.3±2.5
16% above U.S.
55.7±5.4Highest
43% above U.S.
43.6±1.9Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.6%±3
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.4%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Lysander and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±11.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sandgate and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
47.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Lysander and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,082±$9k
9% below U.S.
$69,167±$19kLowest
14% below U.S.
$107,984±$5kHighest
34% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$188,400±$14kLowest
43% below U.S.
$193,800±$31k
42% below U.S.
$288,400±$18kHighest
13% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$972±$69Lowest
31% below U.S.
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$1,130±$100Highest
20% below U.S.
Lysander and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,546
46% above U.S.
$2,778Lowest
11% below U.S.
$6,748Highest
116% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.3%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.5%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Schroeppel and Lysander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1959Lowest
21 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
27 minHighest
3% above U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
34.6%±32.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±3.1
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 #277 of 484 in NY — #158 of 484 in NY
School district PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL — CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9Lowest
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15.4Highest
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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.