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Hanover vs Pendleton vs Vienna

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hanover has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).

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.

MeasureHanoverPendletonVienna
People
Population
6,882
7,034Highest
5,184Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.2%
NY: +4.2%
+10%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-3.3%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
50.6±5.5
27% above NY
46.7±4.1Lowest
17% above NY
53.5±6Highest
34% above NY
Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18%±3.9Lowest
NY: 20.5%
21.6%±4.8Highest
NY: 20.5%
19.3%±4.5
NY: 20.5%
Pendleton and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.7%±4.8Highest
NY: 17.9%
23%±4.3
NY: 17.9%
22.6%±5.4Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Hanover and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
34.9%Highest
NY: 40.2%
26.5%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.1
NY: 7%
4%±2.1Highest
NY: 7%
0.9%±0.7Lowest
NY: 7%
Pendleton and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,563±$9kLowest
17% below NY
$113,750±$27kHighest
32% above NY
$83,244±$10k
3% below NY
Pendleton and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$141,500±$16k
67% below NY
$294,300±$39kHighest
31% below NY
$125,000±$20kLowest
71% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$993±$105
39% below NY
$994±$119Highest
39% below NY
$928±$166Lowest
43% below NY
Pendleton and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,881
56% below NY
$6,623Highest
about the NY average
$2,680Lowest
59% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.5%±22.9
NY: 52.1%
6.6%±17.3Lowest
NY: 52.1%
54.1%±15.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.2%Highest
NY: 14%
9.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
10.8%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.7%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
91.1%Highest
NY: 54.3%
83.4%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
9 yrs older than NY
1978Highest
19 yrs newer than NY
1973
14 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
19% below NY
23 minLowest
31% below NY
28 minHighest
16% below NY
Work from home
11.5%±5.7
NY: 14.9%
18.4%±6.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
9.2%±5.8Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Pendleton and Hanover 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 #196 of 484 in NY #67 of 484 in NY #436 of 484 in NY
School district FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
9.3Lowest
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.