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Newstead vs Pendleton vs Boston
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 affordable homes ($236k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Boston has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
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 | Pendleton | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,681Highest |
7,034Lowest |
7,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52±2.6Highest 31% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
51.5±3.5 29% above NY |
| Newstead and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Newstead 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% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Newstead and Pendleton 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% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pendleton and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$92,482±$16k 8% above NY |
| Pendleton and Boston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,500±$16kLowest 44% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$266,900±$18k 37% below NY |
| Pendleton and Boston 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 |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,347±$49Highest 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,634Lowest 30% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,758 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±23.6 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.2%±33.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Boston and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Newstead 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #414 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AKRON HIGH SCHOOL | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
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.