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Londonderry vs Pendleton vs Shoreham vs Weston

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pendleton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).

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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.

MeasureLondonderryPendletonShorehamWeston
People
Population
1,873
7,034Highest
1,269
685Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+10%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±2.8
32% above U.S.
46.7±4.1Lowest
20% above U.S.
51.8±7.2
33% above U.S.
60.5±7Highest
56% above U.S.
Weston and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
15.2%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Pendleton and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23%±4.3
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
44.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
66.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Pendleton and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$85,179±$21kLowest
6% above U.S.
$113,750±$27k
41% above U.S.
$93,654±$23k
16% above U.S.
$115,000±$20kHighest
42% above U.S.
Weston and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$346,300±$55k
4% above U.S.
$294,300±$39kLowest
12% below U.S.
$316,400±$34k
5% below U.S.
$537,700±$77kHighest
62% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,014±$731
28% below U.S.
$994±$119Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,306±$335
8% below U.S.
$1,375±$729Highest
about the U.S. average
Weston and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,162
66% above U.S.
$6,623
112% above U.S.
$4,713Lowest
51% above U.S.
$7,076Highest
127% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.1%±29.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
6.6%±17.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±48.3
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Londonderry and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
8% below U.S.
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 min
9% below U.S.
Work from home
13.3%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.4%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
31.2%±7.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Weston and Pendleton 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 — #67 of 484 in NY — —
School district Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL None in town —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.5
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U.S. 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.