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Gates vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
Rochester has the most renters (61.9% rent).
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 | Gates | Rochester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 29,008Lowest |
208,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.2Highest 10% above NY |
33.7±0.5Lowest 15% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rochester and Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,080±$4kHighest 10% below NY |
$47,213±$2kLowest 45% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,500±$3kHighest 60% below NY |
$139,600±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$60Highest 26% below NY |
$1,081±$16Lowest 33% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,143Highest 22% below NY |
$3,152Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±6.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.3%±2.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest NY: 14% |
27.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
19 minHighest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 17%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #324 of 484 in NY | #458 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOL | EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Highest |
8.8Lowest |
| 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.