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Washington Heights vs Lima
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington Heights has grown the fastest since 2010 (+30.6%).
Lima has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Washington Heights | Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,383Highest |
2,064Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +30.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.6±6.4Lowest 13% below NY |
36.6±5.7Highest 8% below NY |
| Lima and Washington Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Washington Heights and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 7.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
15.6%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,686±$37kHighest 5% below NY |
$69,420±$18kLowest 19% below NY |
| Washington Heights and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,700±$43kHighest 13% below NY |
$203,300±$19kLowest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,554±$447Highest 58% above NY |
$830±$177Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,425Highest about the NY average |
$5,884Lowest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.2%±37.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±24.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lima and Washington Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.