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Pendleton vs Big Flats
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%).
Big Flats has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
7,592Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
| Pendleton and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Big Flats and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats 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% |
51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pendleton and Big Flats 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 |
$87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37%±17.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Big Flats and Pendleton 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% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
17 minLowest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Big Flats 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 | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5 |
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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.