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Irondequoit vs Lancaster vs Penfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Irondequoit has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Lancaster has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Penfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Irondequoit | Lancaster | Penfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 50,657Highest |
10,113Lowest |
38,965 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.7Lowest 9% above NY |
45.1±4.7Highest 13% above NY |
45±1.6 13% above NY |
| Lancaster and Penfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.7 NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Penfield and Irondequoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±1.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±1.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Irondequoit and Penfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
58%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Irondequoit and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,162±$3k 8% below NY |
$66,148±$7kLowest 23% below NY |
$119,154±$5kHighest 39% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,500±$3kLowest 57% below NY |
$202,200±$16k 52% below NY |
$291,500±$12kHighest 31% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$42 29% below NY |
$969±$169Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,473±$120Highest 9% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 12% below NY |
$4,932Lowest 25% below NY |
$7,223Highest 10% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±8.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19 NY: 52.1% |
50.9%±6.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Irondequoit and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.7% NY: 14% |
5.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.8% NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 40% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
20 minHighest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.2%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #127 of 484 in NY | — | #21 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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| 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.