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Yates vs Rose vs Brookfield
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%).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Rose | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,429Highest |
2,126Lowest |
2,150 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.3 about the NY average |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
41.2±6.1Highest 4% above NY |
| Brookfield 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% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest 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% |
19.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brookfield 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% |
19.7% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Brookfield 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 |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% 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 |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$152,800±$28kHighest 64% below NY |
| Brookfield 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 |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$981±$75 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,875 56% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Brookfield 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% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 6%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
8.8Highest |
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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.