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Gaines vs Yorkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Yorkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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 | Gaines | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,216Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.4Highest 14% above NY |
44.5±7.3Lowest 12% above NY |
| Gaines and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Yorkshire and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Yorkshire and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,582±$8kHighest 34% below NY |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
| Gaines and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,800±$19kHighest 70% below NY |
$112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
| Gaines and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
$819±$113Lowest 49% below NY |
| Gaines and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,157Highest 52% below NY |
$3,080Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.4%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines and Yorkshire 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 | — | #111 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.