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Pendleton vs Niagara Falls
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%).
Niagara Falls has the most affordable homes ($115k 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 | Niagara Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
47,987Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
40.8±1.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Niagara Falls 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% |
18.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Niagara Falls 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% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Niagara Falls 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 |
$49,101±$2kLowest 43% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$115,300±$6kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Highest 39% below NY |
$823±$33Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$2,786Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.4%±6.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #67 of 484 in NY | #427 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Lowest |
15.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.