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Evans vs Maine vs Pendleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Evans has the oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Maine has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
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 | Evans | Maine | Pendleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
5,089Lowest |
7,034 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8 24% above NY |
57.1±10Highest 43% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
| Maine and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.2%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
33.4%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Maine and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Pendleton and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,467±$8k 16% below NY |
$69,115±$19kLowest 20% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10k 58% below NY |
$156,100±$44kLowest 63% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$939±$49 42% below NY |
$994±$119Highest 39% below NY |
| Pendleton and Maine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,590 30% below NY |
$3,828Lowest 42% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7 NY: 52.1% |
26.1%±14.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Maine and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11.6% NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Maine 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 | #180 of 484 in NY | #369 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | MAINE-ENDWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
— | 14.5Highest |
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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.