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Sand Lake vs Pendleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sand Lake has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
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 | Sand Lake | Pendleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,326Highest |
7,034Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $120,089±$23kHighest 40% above NY |
$113,750±$27kLowest 32% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$28kHighest 21% below NY |
$294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,033±$199Highest 36% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,341Lowest 4% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.7%±12.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sand Lake and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 24% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.9Highest |
14.5Lowest |
| 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.