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Big Flats vs Pendleton vs Wheatfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Big Flats has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Wheatfield has the most expensive homes ($315k 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 | Big Flats | Pendleton | Wheatfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,592 |
7,034Lowest |
18,549Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
46.7±4.1 17% above NY |
47.3±2.1Highest 19% above NY |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheatfield and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$93,682±$6k 9% above NY |
| Pendleton and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$294,300±$39k 31% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$989±$87Lowest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,735 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wheatfield and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 47% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Big Flats 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 | #118 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #9 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.