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Pendleton vs Sunset Bay
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
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 | Sunset Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,034Highest |
384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-28.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
66.5±2.2Highest 67% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
3.4%±11.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
57.8%±17.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
0%±5.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pendleton and Sunset Bay 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 |
$66,731±$47kLowest 22% below NY |
| Pendleton and Sunset Bay 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 |
$245,000±$33kLowest 42% below NY |
| Pendleton and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $994±$119 39% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,629Lowest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.6%±17.3 NY: 52.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.4%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 min 31% below NY |
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| Work from home | 18.4%±6.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
29.7%±27Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sunset Bay 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 | — |
| 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.