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Pendleton vs Queensbury
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%).
Queensbury has the most renters (24.5% 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 | Queensbury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
29,201Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
48.1±1.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Queensbury and Pendleton 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% |
18%±1.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Queensbury 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% |
25.9%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Queensbury 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pendleton and Queensbury 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 |
$89,772±$6kLowest 4% above NY |
| Pendleton and Queensbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
$311,100±$14kHighest 27% below NY |
| Queensbury and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,237±$65Highest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,789Lowest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±7.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #67 of 484 in NY | #80 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | QUEENSBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
12.2Lowest |
| 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.