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Pomfret vs Kenmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Kenmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
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 | Pomfret | Kenmore |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,795Lowest |
15,044Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below NY |
39.4±2.5Highest about the NY average |
| Kenmore and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kenmore and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
5.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,746±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$77,639±$10kHighest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,400±$19kLowest 56% below NY |
$208,600±$11kHighest 51% below NY |
| Kenmore and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $866±$43Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,081±$101Highest 33% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,459Lowest 32% below NY |
$4,687Highest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.1%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.2%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pomfret and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
19 minHighest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Kenmore and Pomfret 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 | #211 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.