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Concord vs Ontario
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most people working from home (12.7%).
Ontario has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Concord | Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,269Lowest |
10,491Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.5Lowest 12% above NY |
45.2±2.7Highest 14% above NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,594±$20kLowest 9% below NY |
$82,608±$7kHighest 4% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$19kLowest 48% below NY |
$233,900±$15kHighest 45% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
$882±$172Highest 46% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,947Lowest 40% below NY |
$5,251Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
49%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Concord and Ontario are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Concord and Ontario 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 | #176 of 484 in NY | #48 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL | WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.