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Arcadia vs Ridgeway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Ridgeway has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Arcadia | Ridgeway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
6,514Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
42.3±3Lowest 6% above NY |
| Arcadia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Arcadia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ridgeway and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcadia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$69,516±$8kHighest 19% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12kLowest 65% below NY |
$149,900±$15kHighest 65% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
$934±$49Lowest 42% below NY |
| Arcadia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Lowest 40% below NY |
$4,109Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.4%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcadia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ridgeway and Arcadia 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 | #301 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.