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Bangor vs Moira vs Brandon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Moira has the most renters (30.4% rent).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Bangor | Moira | Brandon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,019 |
2,895Highest |
511Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.4±6.7Lowest 9% below NY |
38±7.6 5% below NY |
50.1±9.7Highest 26% above NY |
| Brandon and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±7.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Bangor and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20% NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
2.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$8k 24% below NY |
$64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
$65,962±$24kHighest 23% below NY |
| Brandon and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $106,400±$19kHighest 75% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$102,300±$31k 76% below NY |
| Bangor and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$382Highest 48% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
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| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,208Highest 66% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$1,789 73% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
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| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19% NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
98.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±11.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Bangor and Brandon 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 | — | #405 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.