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Pendleton vs Greenburgh
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 affordable homes ($294k median).
Greenburgh has the most expensive homes ($697k 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 | Greenburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
93,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
42.8±1.4Lowest 8% above NY |
| Pendleton and Greenburgh 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% |
21.7%±1.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Greenburgh 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% |
19.6%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Greenburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
65.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.5%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Greenburgh 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±$27kLowest 32% above NY |
$152,256±$8kHighest 77% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
$697,100±$20kHighest 64% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$2,316±$83Highest 43% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74%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 |
34 minHighest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
25.7%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greenburgh and Pendleton 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 | #44 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARDSLEY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.