Compare towns
Pendleton vs Caton 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Caton has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Lockport has the most renters (22% 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 | Caton | Lockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,034 |
2,082Lowest |
20,516Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
42.5±6.6Lowest 7% above 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%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Caton 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% |
16.3%±2.9Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Caton 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 |
$110,536±$33k 29% above NY |
$86,099±$6kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Caton 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 |
$189,500±$21kLowest 55% below NY |
$234,500±$10k 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Highest 39% below NY |
$714±$499Lowest 56% below NY |
$729±$71 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,572Lowest 31% below NY |
$5,484 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3 NY: 52.1% |
0%±96.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 31% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
22 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Lockport 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 | — | #289 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | LOCKPORT CITY 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 | 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.