Compare towns
Buffalo vs Marilla 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
Buffalo has the most renters (57% rent).
Marilla has the most homeowners (92.4%).
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 | Buffalo | Marilla | Pendleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276,854Highest |
5,148Lowest |
7,034 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
46.5±5.5 17% above NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
| Pendleton and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±0.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Buffalo and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.1% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
$92,787±$23k 8% above NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
| Pendleton and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,200±$5kLowest 61% below NY |
$286,400±$36k 32% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
| Pendleton and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,046±$18Highest 35% below NY |
$952±$95Lowest 41% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
| Buffalo and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
$5,098 23% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.3%±2.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±44.9 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Buffalo and Marilla are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26%Highest NY: 14% |
2.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±0.8 NY: 14.9% |
4.9%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Buffalo 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 | #455 of 484 in NY | #258 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
— | 14.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.