North Tonawanda vs Lockport

North Tonawanda and Lockport on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

56C−

D+52

North Tonawanda ahead by 4Editorial weights

Category by category

DHousingD−

North Tonawanda +8 pts

D+SchoolsD+

Lockport +3 pts

CCost of livingC

Lockport +2 pts

BCommuteC−

North Tonawanda +21 pts

C+AmenitiesC+

North Tonawanda +2 pts

DEmploymentD+

Lockport +4 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$197kMedian home value$140k

$934Median rent$945

20.4 minMean commute23.6 min

$67kMedian household income$62k

2.20%Effective property tax1.87%

43rd pctWithin-state proficiency32nd pct

34Restaurants & cafés28

30,198Population20,610

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.