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Windham vs Lyons vs South Bristol
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Lyons has the most kids (25.7% under 18).
South Bristol has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Windham | Lyons | South Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
5,594Highest |
1,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
41.1±5.4Lowest 3% above NY |
59.3±2.9Highest 49% above NY |
| South Bristol and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.2%±3 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and South Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±3.3 NY: 7% |
| Windham and South Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$74,524±$12kLowest 13% below NY |
$97,148±$14kHighest 13% above NY |
| South Bristol and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$309,600±$31k 27% below NY |
| Windham and South Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$920±$111 43% below NY |
$1,417±$508Highest 13% below NY |
| South Bristol and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363 49% below NY |
$2,998Lowest 54% below NY |
$5,205Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±59.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and South Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
74.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and South Bristol 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 | — | #388 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.