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Newstead vs Macedon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newstead has the most expensive homes ($236k median).
Macedon has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Newstead | Macedon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,681Lowest |
9,243Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52±2.6Highest 31% above NY |
47.1±3.7Lowest 18% above NY |
| Newstead and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Newstead and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Newstead and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$95,313±$17kHighest 11% above NY |
| Macedon and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,500±$16kHighest 44% below NY |
$209,800±$16kLowest 50% below NY |
| Newstead and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $772±$133Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,092±$154Highest 33% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,634Lowest 30% below NY |
$5,395Highest 18% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±23.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Macedon and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 25% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Newstead 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 | #123 of 484 in NY | #273 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AKRON HIGH SCHOOL | RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.