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Ridgeway vs Rose vs Yates
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ridgeway has the most people working from home (7.8%).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Ridgeway | Rose | Yates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,514Highest |
2,126Lowest |
2,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±3Highest 6% above NY |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
40.9±5.3 about the NY average |
| Ridgeway and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ridgeway and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Yates and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,516±$8kLowest 19% below NY |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
$87,337±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$15kHighest 65% below NY |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$141,000±$22k 67% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $934±$49 42% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$854±$120Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,109Highest 38% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,875 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.4%±13.8 NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Ridgeway and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.