Compare towns
Evans vs Pendleton vs Lake Erie Beach
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 most renters (13.8% rent).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Lake Erie Beach has the most homeowners (98.6%).
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 | Pendleton | Lake Erie Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
7,034 |
3,279Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8 24% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
53.4±4.9Highest 34% above NY |
| Lake Erie Beach and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Lake Erie Beach 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% |
23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.7%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lake Erie Beach 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% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Lake Erie Beach and Pendleton 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 |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$59,968±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10k 58% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$162,500±$10kLowest 62% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$994±$119Highest 39% below NY |
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| Pendleton and Evans 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 |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,914Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.8%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lake Erie Beach and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1% NY: 54.3% |
98.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #180 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
14.5Highest |
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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.