Compare towns
Kenmore vs DeWitt vs Dryden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering KenmoreTonawanda Town
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kenmore has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
Dryden has the most renters (36.8% 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 | Kenmore | DeWitt | Dryden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,044Highest |
11,060Lowest |
13,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
40.5±2.6 about the NY average |
| DeWitt and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
51.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
10.2%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| DeWitt and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$81,127±$4k 6% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,600±$11kLowest 51% below NY |
$297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$242,600±$15k 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$101 33% below NY |
$1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,074±$90Lowest 34% below NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,687Lowest 29% below NY |
$7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$6,334 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.4%±8.8 NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69% NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 43% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
19 minHighest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Dryden and Kenmore 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 | — | #70 of 484 in NY | #356 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.7 |
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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.