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Au Sable Forks vs Pendleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Au Sable Forks has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Pendleton has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Au Sable Forks | Pendleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 369Lowest |
7,034Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.8±15Highest 18% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
| Au Sable Forks and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±9.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Au Sable Forks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23%±12.3 NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±11.9Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Au Sable Forks and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,656±$12kLowest 39% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $130,800±$84kLowest 69% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $792±$553Lowest 51% below NY |
$994±$119Highest 39% below NY |
| Pendleton and Au Sable Forks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,827Lowest 72% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±62.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Au Sable Forks and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 12% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 0.6%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #67 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.