Boston is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,060 people and just one neighborhood, Boston is the 329th largest community in New York.
Unlike some towns, Boston isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Boston are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boston who work in office and administrative support (14.87%), healthcare (9.95%), and sales jobs (8.24%).
Also of interest is that Boston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Overall, Boston’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Boston has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Boston has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Boston than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Boston may be for you.
The population of Boston overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Boston, 24.56% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Boston in 2018 was $35,843, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,372 for a family of four. However, Boston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Boston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Boston include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Boston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020.
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Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data?
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to NY* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Colden Elementary School
8263 Boston Colden Rd Colden, NY 14033 |
KG-06 | ||
Ellicott Road Elementary School
5180 Ellicott Rd Orchard Park, NY 14127 |
KG-05 | ||
Griffith Institute High School
290 N Buffalo St Springville, NY 14141 |
09-12 | ||
Griffith Institute Middle School
267 Newman St Springville, NY 14141 |
06-08 | ||
Orchard Park High School
4040 Baker Rd Orchard Park, NY 14127 |
09-12 | ||
Orchard Park Middle School
60 S Lincoln Ave Orchard Park, NY 14127 |
06-08 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 14.0% | 53.4% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 13.0% | 49.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 1.0% | 3.6% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 21.9% | 53.4% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 17.6% | 49.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 4.3% | 3.6% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 34.1% | 53.4% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 29.0% | 49.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 5.1% | 3.6% |
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Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics.
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