Compare towns
Pendleton vs Ballston Spa vs Westmoreland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Ballston Spa has the most renters (34.5% rent).
Westmoreland has the most affordable homes ($238k 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 | Pendleton | Ballston Spa | Westmoreland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034Highest |
5,027Lowest |
5,892 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1 17% above NY |
42.7±3.3Lowest 7% above NY |
47±8.7Highest 18% above NY |
| Westmoreland and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Ballston Spa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.1%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
45.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ballston Spa and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$101,667±$15kLowest 18% above NY |
$105,333±$10k 23% above NY |
| Pendleton and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39k 31% below NY |
$308,200±$29kHighest 27% below NY |
$238,100±$20kLowest 44% below NY |
| Ballston Spa and Pendleton 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 |
$1,122±$238Highest 31% below NY |
$874±$187Lowest 46% below NY |
| Ballston Spa and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,335 19% below NY |
$3,685Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.9%±20.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
20.3%±31.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Ballston Spa and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
3.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6 NY: 14.9% |
18.6%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.8%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ballston Spa and Pendleton 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 | — | #124 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WESTMORELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — | DONALD H CRANE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.