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Vienna vs Lenox vs Sullivan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Lenox has the most renters (22.8% rent).
Sullivan has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Vienna | Lenox | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,184Lowest |
8,658 |
14,690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
45.1±2 13% above NY |
45±2.1Lowest 13% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Lenox and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Vienna and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
4.5%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Sullivan and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,244±$10kHighest 3% below NY |
$75,900±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$80,948±$6k 6% below NY |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$161,600±$9k 62% below NY |
$194,100±$12kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$166 43% below NY |
$935±$83Highest 42% below NY |
$863±$135Lowest 47% below NY |
| Lenox and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,184 36% below NY |
$4,542Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±13.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4% NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NY: 54.3% |
77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 16% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±5.8 NY: 14.9% |
8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.9%±1.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sullivan and Vienna 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 | #436 of 484 in NY | #412 of 484 in NY | #87 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHITTENANGO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | CHITTENANGO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.6Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.