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Wheatfield vs Pendleton vs Saugerties
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheatfield has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Saugerties has the most renters (32.1% rent).
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 | Wheatfield | Pendleton | Saugerties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,549 |
7,034Lowest |
19,223Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.3±2.1 19% above NY |
46.7±4.1Lowest 17% above NY |
47.8±3.6Highest 20% above NY |
| Saugerties and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wheatfield and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Wheatfield and Saugerties are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,682±$6k 9% above NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$78,271±$9kLowest 9% below NY |
| Pendleton and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $314,900±$19k 26% below NY |
$294,300±$39kLowest 31% below NY |
$335,400±$13kHighest 21% below NY |
| Saugerties and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$87Lowest 39% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,208±$77Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,735Lowest 13% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$6,126 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47%±6.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Wheatfield and Saugerties are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
9.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±2.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Saugerties 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 | #9 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #215 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5Highest |
12.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.