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Pendleton vs Canisteo

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%).
Canisteo has the most affordable homes ($117k 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.

MeasurePendletonCanisteo
People
Population
7,034Highest
3,243Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-2.8%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
46.7±4.1Highest
17% above NY
42.2±4.3Lowest
6% above NY
Pendleton and Canisteo 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%
24.3%±4.5Highest
NY: 20.5%
Canisteo 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%
23.4%±4.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
Canisteo 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%Highest
NY: 40.2%
20.3%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.1Lowest
NY: 7%
4.7%±2.3Highest
NY: 7%
Canisteo 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
$62,660±$8kLowest
27% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$294,300±$39kHighest
31% below NY
$116,800±$9kLowest
72% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$994±$119Highest
39% below NY
$975±$304Lowest
40% below NY
Pendleton and Canisteo 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
$2,889Lowest
56% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
6.6%±17.3Lowest
NY: 52.1%
59.8%±18.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line
9.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
10.7%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.1%Highest
NY: 54.3%
75.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Highest
19 yrs newer than NY
1959Lowest
same as NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
31% below NY
24 minHighest
28% below NY
Work from home
18.4%±6.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
3.3%±1.9Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #67 of 484 in NY #318 of 484 in NY
School district STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD
High school in town STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
14.5Highest
11.5Lowest
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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.