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Ridgeway vs Shelby 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 expensive homes ($150k median).
Shelby has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Shelby | Yates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,514Highest |
4,858 |
2,429Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±3 6% above NY |
45±3.2Highest 13% above NY |
40.9±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Shelby and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Yates and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Shelby and Ridgeway 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% |
18.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1 NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest 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±$8k 19% below NY |
$65,655±$14kLowest 24% below NY |
$87,337±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Yates and Ridgeway 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 |
$136,000±$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±$49Highest 42% below NY |
$788±$214Lowest 51% below NY |
$854±$120 47% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,109Highest 38% below NY |
$3,903 41% below NY |
$2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.4%±13.8 NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±12.3Lowest 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%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.5% NY: 14% |
18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.8% NY: 54.3% |
67.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1943 16 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
26 minHighest 19% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Shelby and Ridgeway 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 | — | #401 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Highest |
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.