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Ramapo vs Buffalo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ramapo has the most expensive homes ($653k median).
Buffalo has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Ramapo | Buffalo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 152,401Lowest |
276,854Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
34.3±0.5Highest 14% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±0.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±0.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,463±$4kHighest 4% below NY |
$50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
$164,200±$5kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,787±$53Highest 10% above NY |
$1,046±$18Lowest 35% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
26%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±1 NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±0.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #385 of 484 in NY | #455 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| 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.