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43.16° N · 77.69° W · GEOID 3628453

Gates

Monroe County, New York · part of the Rochester, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Gates is home to 4,691 people. Median household income is $54,647 a year and median rent is $1,173 a month, 25.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $168,600, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,173
14% below the median place
Median household income
$54,647
32% below the median place
Median home value
$168,600
47% below the median place
Unemployment
4.9%
1% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Gates

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 12.1% a year while household income rose 0.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size.
  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 115 hours a year commuting, less than in 88% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 85% of places its size.
  • 21.4% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Gates

Monroe County loses about 5.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in17,305
Moved out20,472
Net−3,167

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ontario County, NY1,1561,496−340
Wayne County, NY1,0431,258−215
Erie County, NY750789−39
Kings County, NY284

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$73K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Monroe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Monroe County report $66,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $73,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$46,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,173 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,648 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $168,600.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 16.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Newport, KY matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
5.1%
11% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$66,095
6% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%11% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.1%9% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,0956% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$73,3104% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 2.8%, 209% above the median place.

Gates25.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.8%
26% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$41,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Gates, $1,173 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Gates, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Newport, KY21.4% vs 25.8%n/aCompare
Castle Shannon, PA21.1% vs 25.8%n/aCompare
Barre, VT20.0% vs 25.8%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
2.8%
209% above the median place
Homeownership1
94.3%
42% above the median place
Median year built1
1960
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,17314% below
Rent to income125.8%26% above
Property tax rate12.8%209% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.04% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,41612% below
HUD area median income4County figure$107,0000% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,74645% above
Median home value1$168,60047% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%107% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure69.0%34% above
Homeownership194.3%42% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.4%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,64812% below
Vacant homes1County figure6.2%12% below
Median year built119601% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
18 min
27% below the median place
Poverty rate1
21.4%
99% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$54,647 −32%
Income per person$34,653 −14%
Works from home16.0% +29%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,64732% below
Income per person1$34,65314% below
Unemployment1County figure4.9%1% above
Average annual pay6County figure$69,0315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs6County figure386,911157% above
Poverty rate121.4%99% above
Mean commute118 min27% below
Works from home116.0%29% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 13.2%, 49% above the median place.

Born abroad1
13.2%
49% above the median place
Median age1
40.8
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.4
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher34.7% +8%
Homes with broadband91.7% −1%
High school or higher92.3% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,6916646th largest
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher134.7%8% above
High school or higher192.3%0% below
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad113.2%49% above
No health insurance1County figure3.1%52% below
Homes with broadband191.7%1% below
05

Life in Gates

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Hinchey, Franklin, House listed 1983

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k4.3 −55%
Grocery stores per 10k4.3 2.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.8 +15%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −15%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.0 4.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.8 +5%
Shops29.1 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.1 −25%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher12
11.2
27% below the median place
Public schools12
174
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
101,747
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure174above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure101,747above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure11.227% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.85% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.14% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure15.125% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k94.355% below
Grocery stores per 10k94.3101% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.815% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.715% below
Transit stops per sq mi91.0381% above
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 157, 18% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
157
18% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
2,409
99% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high13
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature13
49°F
12% below the median place
January average low13
18°F
29% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure81°F7% below
January average low13County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature13County figure49°F12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure34.6 in21% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.81% above
Hurricane risk14County figure68.83% below
Tornado risk14County figure87.27% above
Wildfire risk14County figure47.123% below
Heat wave risk14County figure94.85% above
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure74.2%8% above
08

Gates in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 49% of the median income in 2030, up from 46% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,110/mo (2024)$2,750/mo$2,260 to $3,350/mo+4.5%
Median household income$54,647 (2024)$67,000$56,500 to $79,000+3.4%
Median home value$168,600 (2024)$240,000$174,000 to $330,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Gates

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Newport, KY$1,087$60,853Compare
Bangor, ME$1,055$59,942Compare
Castle Shannon, PA$1,126$64,071Compare
Wilkinsburg, PA$1,025$46,416Compare
Wilkinsburg, PACastle Shannon, PABangor, MENewport, KYGates, NYGatesNewportBangorCastle ShannonGatesNewportBangorCastle Shannon

Common questions

Is Gates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 12.1% a year while household income rose 0.1%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 44 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Gates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $168,600.

What salary do you need to live in Gates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Gates safe?

There were 157 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Gates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Newport, KY, Bangor, ME, Castle Shannon, PA and Wilkinsburg, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Gates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Gates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/gates-new-york

Citytistics. “Gates, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/gates-new-york/

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