Rankings · How Penfield ranks in NY
Penfield ranks #21 in New York for public schools
Penfield is ranked on 38 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 14.
Lists ranked on
38
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #21 best schools
Top-quarter finishes
14
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Penfield does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Penfield marked.
At a glance
Penfield lands in the top half on 18 of 24 lists
Each dot is Penfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Penfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#21/484 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#27/774Fewest smokers#89/774Lowest obesity#102/774Healthiest#114/774Most active#140/774Lowest depression#311/774Closest to a top hospital#718/777 People
Most educated#90/777 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#28/241Best libraries for kids#31/241Most-used libraries#80/241 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#147/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#355/709 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 94% of New York
Not better or worse, just Penfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 94% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+71.9% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 90% of NY towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 77% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
23% of residents are under 18
More snow than 74% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
86 in of snow a year
Milder winters than 74% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.6° January low
More year-round than 67% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.4% of homes are seasonal
Older than 66% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
45.0 median age
Longer growing season than 61% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
171 days between frosts
More seniors than 59% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.3% of residents are 65+
More homes per newcomer than 59% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Cooler summers than 57% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.9° July high
Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for health insurance
Lists where Penfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Penfield out-ranks 3 of its 5 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.