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Greece vs Pendleton vs Cheektowaga
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Cheektowaga has the youngest population (median age 39.5).
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 | Greece | Pendleton | Cheektowaga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
7,034Lowest |
88,989 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9 6% above NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
39.5±1.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.9%±1.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7 NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$69,239±$2kLowest 19% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4k 55% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$185,000±$4kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,067±$20 34% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487 17% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,578Lowest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±4.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and Cheektowaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Greece 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #315 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.5Highest |
10.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.