Compare towns
Mendon vs Rush vs Lima
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 expensive homes ($389k median).
Rush has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Lima has the most affordable homes ($220k 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 | Rush | Lima |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,019Highest |
3,464Lowest |
4,118 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.6±2.6 7% above NY |
54.2±4.4Highest 36% above NY |
41.2±2.8Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Mendon and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
34.8%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
48.4% NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
10%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $131,778±$17kHighest 53% above NY |
$122,519±$24k 43% above NY |
$87,130±$5kLowest about the NY average |
| Mendon and Rush 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 |
$264,600±$43k 38% below NY |
$220,200±$20kLowest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$208Highest 26% below NY |
$771±$78Lowest 52% below NY |
$877±$61 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,808Highest 34% above NY |
$6,294 4% below NY |
$5,668Lowest 14% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±7.8 NY: 52.1% |
0%±47.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±28.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lima and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% NY: 14% |
3.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 24.5%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
23.8%±11 NY: 14.9% |
12%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mendon and Rush 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 | #20 of 484 in NY | #53 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS) · RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | INDUSTRY LIMITED SECURE 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.