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Yates vs Arcadia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Arcadia has the most renters (29.6% 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 | Yates | Arcadia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,429Lowest |
13,601Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
| Arcadia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Yates and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.3%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcadia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcadia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,337±$17kHighest about the NY average |
$63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,000±$22kLowest 67% below NY |
$148,400±$12kHighest 65% below NY |
| Arcadia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $854±$120Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
| Arcadia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,944Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
17.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Arcadia and Yates 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 | — | #301 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.