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Depew vs Tonawanda
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Depew has the highest household income ($74k).
Tonawanda has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Depew | Tonawanda |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,000Lowest |
15,030Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.4±2Lowest 9% above NY |
43.5±2.8Highest 9% above NY |
| Tonawanda and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Depew and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Depew and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Tonawanda and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,556±$8kHighest 14% below NY |
$58,326±$8kLowest 32% below NY |
| Depew and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,500±$8kHighest 54% below NY |
$173,600±$7kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,061±$77Highest 35% below NY |
$835±$176Lowest 48% below NY |
| Depew and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,458Highest 17% below NY |
$4,089Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.6%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.9%±9.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Depew and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.4%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tonawanda and Depew 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 | — | #432 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
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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.