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Pendleton vs Rochester
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%).
Rochester has the most renters (61.9% 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 | Rochester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Lowest |
208,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
33.7±0.5Lowest 15% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Rochester 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% |
13.1%±0.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$47,213±$2kLowest 45% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$139,600±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,081±$16Highest 33% below NY |
| Rochester 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 |
$3,152Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.3%±2.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
27.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 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% |
12.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Rochester 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 | #458 of 484 in NY |
| School district | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
| 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.