Rankings · How Gates ranks in NY
Gates ranks #17 in New York for affordable rent
Gates is ranked on 40 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
40
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #17 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Drier than 95% of New York
Not better or worse, just Gates’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 95% of NY towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
Faster-rising prices than 86% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+67.7% in home prices, 5 years
More snow than 82% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
102 in of snow a year
More year-round than 78% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
More homes per newcomer than 76% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.7 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Milder winters than 73% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.6° January low
Longer growing season than 73% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
181 days between frosts
More seniors than 68% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
22.3% of residents are 65+
Fewer kids than 67% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.3% of residents are under 18
Older than 58% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
43.8 median age
Cooler summers than 57% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.9° July high
Where it shines
The lists Gates does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gates marked.
At a glance
Gates lands in the top half on 12 of 26 lists
Each dot is Gates’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Gates does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#61/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#17/197Most affordable#227/777Lowest property tax#440/777Cheapest rent#450/769 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#58/241Most library borrowing#59/241Most-used libraries#108/241 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#322/774Fewest smokers#352/774Healthiest#453/774Most active#507/774Fewest uninsured#508/774Lowest depression#522/774Closest to a top hospital#701/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#314/709 People
Most educated#462/777 SafetySafety →
Safest#167/206 Next door
Gates out-ranks 3 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.