Compare towns
Macedon vs Palmyra vs Pendleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Macedon has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
Palmyra has the most renters (50% rent).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
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 | Macedon | Palmyra | Pendleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,243Highest |
3,287Lowest |
7,034 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.1±3.7Highest 18% above NY |
35.3±5.4Lowest 11% below NY |
46.7±4.1 17% above NY |
| Macedon and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,313±$17k 11% above NY |
$64,983±$11kLowest 24% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
| Pendleton and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,800±$16k 50% below NY |
$129,700±$15kLowest 69% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,092±$154Highest 33% below NY |
$937±$68Lowest 42% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
| Macedon and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,395 18% below NY |
$4,263Lowest 35% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.2%±19.4 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Macedon and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NY: 54.3% |
50%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 28% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Macedon 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 | #273 of 484 in NY | — | #67 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOL | — | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 14.5Highest |
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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.