Compare towns
Colden vs Pendleton vs Galway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colden has the most renters (11.2% rent).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Galway has the most expensive homes ($365k 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 | Colden | Pendleton | Galway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,145Lowest |
7,034Highest |
3,538 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.3±10.4 24% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
49.4±5.5Highest 24% above NY |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.3 NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,935±$15kLowest 14% above NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$110,149±$25k 28% above NY |
| Pendleton and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$42k 29% below NY |
$294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
$365,100±$34kHighest 14% below NY |
| Galway and Colden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $943±$142Lowest 42% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,526±$340Highest 6% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,752 28% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,476Lowest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±28Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.9%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Colden and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±7.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Colden 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 | #346 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #242 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.