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Ontario vs Concord
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ontario has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Concord has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Ontario | Concord |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,491Highest |
8,269Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±2.7Highest 14% above NY |
44.7±4.5Lowest 12% above NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,608±$7kHighest 4% below NY |
$78,594±$20kLowest 9% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,900±$15kHighest 45% below NY |
$219,300±$19kLowest 48% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$172Highest 46% below NY |
$701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
| Ontario and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,251Highest 20% below NY |
$3,947Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
64%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Concord and Ontario are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Concord and Ontario 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 | #48 of 484 in NY | #176 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WAYNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WAYNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.