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Arcadia vs Murray vs Malone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the most expensive homes ($148k median).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Arcadia | Murray | Malone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
4,754Lowest |
11,673 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
42±1.8 6% above NY |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$67,969±$12kHighest 21% below NY |
| Malone and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12kHighest 65% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
$134,900±$21k 68% below NY |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$852±$35 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$3,907 41% below NY |
$2,848Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4% NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #301 of 484 in NY | #430 of 484 in NY | #444 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
9.5Lowest |
10.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.