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Wright vs Lawrence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Lawrence has the most expensive homes ($1623k 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 | Wright | Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
6,778Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
34.9±10.5Lowest 12% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wright and Lawrence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
77.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
15%±6.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13kLowest about the NY average |
$170,000±$53kHighest 98% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kLowest 43% below NY |
$1,623,200±$292kHighest 283% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,943±$290Highest 20% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Lowest 20% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.2%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lawrence and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest NY: 14% |
3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest about the NY average |
39 minHighest 19% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lawrence and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.