Compare towns
Buffalo vs Pendleton vs Yonkers
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 affordable homes ($164k median).
Pendleton has the most homeowners (91.1%).
Yonkers has the most expensive homes ($502k 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 | Buffalo | Pendleton | Yonkers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276,854Highest |
7,034Lowest |
209,978 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
39.9±0.8 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±0.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±0.9Lowest 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% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±0.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.9% NY: 40.2% |
35.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±0.5 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$83,549±$4k about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Yonkers 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 |
$294,300±$39k 31% below NY |
$501,600±$19kHighest 18% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,046±$18 35% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,784±$35Highest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
$9,676Highest 47% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.3%±2.3 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±3.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yonkers and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
46.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±1.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Yonkers 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #280 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GREENBURGH-NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.5 |
17.0Highest |
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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.