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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
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 | Rose | Yates |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,126Lowest |
2,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
40.9±5.3Highest about the NY average |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±4.9Lowest 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+ | 19.2%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Rose and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,200±$11kLowest 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 | $133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$141,000±$22kHighest 67% below NY |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$854±$120Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,875Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Yates and Rose 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 |
| 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.