Living in Gates, NY
Suburb in New York
Gates is a suburb in New York, home to about 29,000 people, with 486,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Gates a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $188k and rents for $1,900 a month
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
- Low natural disaster risk: 5 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Safe: violent crime is 0.5× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Higher taxes: about $3,080 state income tax per resident, 3.14% property tax
- Smaller job market: about 486,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few top-rated hospitals: no 4–5★ hospital within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Gates: common questions
What is the cost of living in Gates?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $188k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,900 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 97, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Gates?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 3.14% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Gates safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.5× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Gates?
Public schools in Gates test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 11 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Gates?
Gates has long, snowy winters: winter days average around 36°F and summer days around 80°F, with roughly 102″ of snow a year.
Does Gates get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 5 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.32 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Gates?
The nearest major airport is ROC, about 3 mi away.
How Gates scores
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