Compare towns
Pendleton vs Amherst vs Wheatfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering PendletonLockport
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Amherst has the youngest population (median age 39.1).
Wheatfield has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Pendleton | Amherst | Wheatfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
130,546Highest |
18,549 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9% NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1 17% above NY |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
47.3±2.1Highest 19% above NY |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$93,483±$2kLowest 9% above NY |
$93,682±$6k 9% above NY |
| Pendleton and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
$311,600±$7k 26% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
| Wheatfield and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
$989±$87Lowest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,935 10% below NY |
$5,735Lowest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3 NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wheatfield and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 31% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Amherst 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY | #9 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
11.2Lowest |
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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.