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Beacon vs Malta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Malta has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Beacon | Malta |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,834Lowest |
17,398Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+16%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±2.2Lowest 6% above NY |
44.4±2.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Malta and Beacon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Beacon and Malta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Malta and Beacon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,859±$21kLowest 25% above NY |
$110,425±$12kHighest 28% above NY |
| Malta and Beacon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $471,600±$27kHighest 11% above NY |
$365,300±$33kLowest 14% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,658±$145Highest about the NY average |
$1,471±$121Lowest 9% below NY |
| Beacon and Malta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,958Highest 21% above NY |
$5,830Lowest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±9.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.1%±8.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Beacon and Malta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
62.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1990Highest 31 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 27% above NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 21.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Beacon and Malta 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 | #423 of 484 in NY | #8 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BEACON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.