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North Gates vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Gates has the most people working from home (13.4%).
Newark has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | North Gates | Newark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,904Highest |
8,991Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±3.4Highest 6% above NY |
41.1±3Lowest 3% above NY |
| North Gates and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Newark and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newark and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,277±$9kHighest 11% below NY |
$60,006±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
| North Gates and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,400±$4kHighest 61% below NY |
$132,600±$12kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$54Highest 30% below NY |
$979±$97Lowest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,529Highest 31% below NY |
$4,106Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±9.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Newark and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
60.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 44% below NY |
21 minHighest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.4%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| North Gates and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.