Compare towns
Champlain vs Pendleton vs Attica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Champlain has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Pendleton has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Attica has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
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 | Champlain | Pendleton | Attica |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,270Lowest |
7,034Highest |
2,028 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.6±14Lowest about the NY average |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
40±4.3 about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Attica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Attica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.4% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26k 24% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$62,340±$15kLowest 27% below NY |
| Pendleton and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$157,400±$13k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,071±$126Highest 34% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$829±$68Lowest 49% below NY |
| Champlain and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,561 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.8%±12.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Attica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
62% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948 11 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
22 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±9 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Champlain 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 | #54 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #205 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 | 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.