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Pendleton vs Buffalo
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 the highest household income ($114k).
Buffalo has the most renters (57% rent).
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 | Buffalo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
276,854Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±0.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Buffalo and Pendleton 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% |
14.2%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$164,200±$5kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,046±$18Highest 35% below NY |
| Buffalo 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 |
$1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±2.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
26%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Buffalo 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 | #455 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.