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Ogden vs Freeport vs Gates
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogden has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($506k median).
Gates has the most affordable homes ($171k 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 | Ogden | Freeport | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,208Lowest |
44,088Highest |
29,008 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
40±1.6 about the NY average |
43.8±2.2Highest 10% above NY |
| Gates and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ogden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±1 NY: 7% |
4.1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ogden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,563±$7k 7% above NY |
$120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
$77,080±$4kLowest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,200±$13k 45% below NY |
$505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$170,500±$3kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$75 24% below NY |
$2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
$1,196±$60Lowest 26% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,143Lowest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±7.9 NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.8%±6.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Freeport and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 40% below NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gates and Ogden 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 | #170 of 484 in NY | — | #324 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | — | GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 11.0Highest |
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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.