Compare towns
Arkwright vs Cairo vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
Cairo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Arkwright | Cairo | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
6,700Highest |
2,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 28% above NY |
44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
| Arkwright and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Durham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cairo and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
$79,643±$22kLowest 7% below NY |
$81,471±$15k 5% below NY |
| Arkwright and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30kLowest 60% below NY |
$263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 46% below NY |
$1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 43% below NY |
$4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$3,728Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.1%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Arkwright and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.5% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Cairo 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 | — | #461 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.