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Tonawanda vs Geddes
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tonawanda has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Geddes has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Tonawanda | Geddes |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,030Lowest |
16,831Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±2.8Highest 9% above NY |
42.3±2.3Lowest 6% above NY |
| Tonawanda and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Geddes and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.5%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Geddes and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tonawanda and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,326±$8kLowest 32% below NY |
$76,839±$7kHighest 11% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,600±$7kLowest 59% below NY |
$182,400±$6kHighest 57% below NY |
| Geddes and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $835±$176Lowest 48% below NY |
$965±$67Highest 40% below NY |
| Geddes and Tonawanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,089Lowest 38% below NY |
$5,421Highest 18% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±7.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tonawanda and Geddes 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 | #432 of 484 in NY | #327 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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| 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.