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Webster vs Irondequoit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Irondequoit has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Webster | Irondequoit |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 45,226Lowest |
50,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 13% above NY |
43.3±1.7Lowest 9% above NY |
| Webster and Irondequoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±1.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Irondequoit and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Webster and Irondequoit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±0.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Irondequoit and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,313±$4kHighest 10% above NY |
$79,162±$3kLowest 8% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,000±$11kHighest 37% below NY |
$182,500±$3kLowest 57% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,489±$108Highest 8% below NY |
$1,159±$42Lowest 29% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,843Highest 4% above NY |
$5,774Lowest 12% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.5%±8.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Irondequoit and Webster 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% |
9.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.9%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 484 in NY | #127 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WEBSTER-SCHROEDER HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.