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Pendleton vs Buffalo vs Lockport
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 most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Lockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
276,854Highest |
20,516 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+6.5% NY: +4.2% |
+0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
44.5±2.2 12% above NY |
| Pendleton and Lockport 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% |
22.3%±0.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±2.6Lowest 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% |
20.6%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Lockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
$86,099±$6k about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Lockport 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 |
$164,200±$5kLowest 61% below NY |
$234,500±$10k 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,046±$18Highest 35% below NY |
$729±$71Lowest 55% 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 |
$5,484 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±2.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.6%±10.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4% NY: 14% |
26%Highest NY: 14% |
8.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
22 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±0.8 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±2.3Lowest 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 | #289 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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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.