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Steuben vs Lyons Falls vs Granger
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steuben has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Lyons Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Granger has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Steuben | Lyons Falls | Granger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 828Highest |
569Lowest |
614 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±7.1 about the NY average |
42.5±15Highest 7% above NY |
39.7±8.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Lyons Falls and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Granger and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
31.5%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±6.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyons Falls and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.5% NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,181±$15k 23% below NY |
$59,000±$18kLowest 31% below NY |
$66,875±$14kHighest 22% below NY |
| Granger and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,600±$22kHighest 64% below NY |
$119,400±$42kLowest 72% below NY |
$125,000±$20k 71% below NY |
| Steuben and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$204Highest 48% below NY |
$600±$137 63% below NY |
$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY |
| Steuben and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,641 60% below NY |
$2,076Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,754Highest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.8%±59.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±58.3 NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±89.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granger and Lyons Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84% NY: 54.3% |
82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 16% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3.5 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.