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Springport vs Fayette vs Ledyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springport has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Fayette has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Ledyard has the most expensive homes ($249k median).
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 | Springport | Fayette | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352 |
3,607Highest |
1,811Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.9% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1Highest 24% above NY |
39.4±5.1 about the NY average |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
| Springport and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fayette and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Springport and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4% NY: 40.2% |
27.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,042±$26k about the NY average |
$77,875±$25kLowest 9% below NY |
$86,731±$12kHighest about the NY average |
| Ledyard and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39k 56% below NY |
$173,900±$29kLowest 59% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$109Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,215±$532 25% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
| Ledyard and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,725Lowest 43% below NY |
$3,814 42% below NY |
$3,864Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14 NY: 52.1% |
35.9%±28Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fayette and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.8% NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NY: 54.3% |
82.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Springport and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.