PendletonNY
A town of 7,120, settled in 1824. Public schools that outperform most of New York.
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Pendleton grades B− overall, 425th among New York's 745 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $114K and its schools rank ahead of 76% of New York towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 105 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Pendleton Town Park, at 24 acres.
What makes Pendleton stand out
Where Pendleton beats most towns.
Pendleton has grown 11% since 2010
6,397 counted in 2010 and 7,035 in 2020; an estimated 7,120 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Pendleton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Pendleton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Niagara Falls and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pendleton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
16 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
17 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
17 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Pendleton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pendleton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pendleton.
Pendleton owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
2.1% of the land in Pendleton is protected from building
8.9 miles of trail wind through 4 parks and preserves. Pendleton’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Pendleton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pendleton Town Park | — | 24 |
| 2. West Canal Park | — | 21 |
| 3. Wendelville Fire Athletic Fields | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pendleton earns an A− for schools
The largest public high school is Starpoint High School, with 929 students. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Starpoint Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starpoint Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 726 | B− |
| Starpoint High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 929 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Most of Pendleton’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
The average commute for its 3,337 working residents takes 22.5 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The median commute is under 10 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Pendleton dropped by 308, to 1,898. Most people who work leave Pendleton to do it: just 6% work in town. For Pendleton, the average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Pendleton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pendleton has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $444 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Households in Pendleton have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. FEMA puts 91% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. 4 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1989.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pendleton
Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of 18°, with about 72 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than New York overall
35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). Pendleton’s median age is 46.7 years, above both the New York town median (42.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
| Pendleton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.7 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Pendleton | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Residents of Pendleton are healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Against the 6,643 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pendleton’s, it is less healthy than 70%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
The share of adults in Pendleton who had a checkup this year: 82%. Of 32 CDC measures, Pendleton beats the New York average on 6 and trails it on 6.
| Pendleton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Pendleton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.7% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Pendleton sells for about $360K at the median
For Pendleton, the rent at the middle of the market is $994 a month. 91% of households own their home in the town. A home in Pendleton typically sold within 13 days of listing.
| Pendleton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $994 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pendleton
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Pendleton
About 4 of every 100 Pendleton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
94% of working residents leave Pendleton for work
Where Pendleton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Pendleton
3 notable people were born in Pendleton.
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About Pendleton
Town in New York, United States
Pendleton is a town on the southern edge of Niagara County, New York, United States. It is east of the city of Niagara Falls and southwest of the city of Lockport. The population was 7,035 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 594 ft
- Area code
- 716
Pendleton’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Pendleton.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton | #425 | B− | C | — | A− | B |
| Amherst | #270 | B+ | D | C | A− | A |
| Wheatfield | #394 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pendleton and Wheatfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Lockport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pendleton with a neighbor →
Questions about Pendleton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pendleton, NY a good place to live?
Pendleton grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #425 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pendleton, NY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $294,000, 44% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
What is Pendleton, NY known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Richard Crowley and Patrick Higgins.