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Mendon vs Plattekill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Plattekill has the most affordable homes ($310k 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.
| Measure | Mendon | Plattekill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,019Lowest |
10,406Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.6±2.6Highest 7% above NY |
40.5±2.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Mendon and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mendon and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mendon and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $131,778±$17kHighest 53% above NY |
$103,045±$27kLowest 20% above NY |
| Mendon and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,700±$37kHighest 8% below NY |
$310,000±$28kLowest 27% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$208Lowest 26% below NY |
$1,250±$623Highest 23% below NY |
| Plattekill and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,808Highest 34% above NY |
$7,155Lowest 9% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±7.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.2%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Plattekill and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 17% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 24.5%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 484 in NY | #434 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2 |
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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.