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Yates vs Arcadia vs Rose
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).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Rose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,429 |
13,601Highest |
2,126Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.3 about the NY average |
43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
| 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%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Yates 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% |
19.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcadia and Rose 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% |
19.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
| Yates and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,000±$22k 67% below NY |
$148,400±$12kHighest 65% below NY |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% 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±$86 38% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,875 56% below NY |
$3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±11.5 NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest 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 | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
9.8Highest |
8.8 |
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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.