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Pendleton vs Davenport
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%).
Davenport has the most affordable homes ($166k 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 | Davenport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Highest |
2,946Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
40.5±9Lowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Davenport 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% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Davenport 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% |
30.3%±8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Davenport 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% |
32.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Davenport 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 |
$79,539±$20kLowest 7% below NY |
| Pendleton and Davenport 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 |
$165,700±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,195±$169Highest 26% below NY |
| Davenport 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 |
$3,120Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.9%±36.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±9.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Davenport 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 | #438 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| 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.