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Bombay vs Moira vs Dundee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bombay has the most renters (45.1% rent).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Dundee has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Bombay | Moira | Dundee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,117Lowest |
2,895Highest |
2,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.5±8.2 3% below NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
40.7±2.4Highest about the NY average |
| Dundee and Bombay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Dundee and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Moira and Bombay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2 NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Moira and Bombay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $29,805±$21kLowest 65% below NY |
$64,116±$15kHighest 25% below NY |
$44,583±$11k 48% below NY |
| Moira and Dundee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $92,800±$9k 78% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$95,900±$9kHighest 77% below NY |
| Dundee and Bombay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $777±$13Highest 52% below NY |
$746±$190 54% below NY |
$703±$118Lowest 57% below NY |
| Bombay and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $984Lowest 85% below NY |
$1,695 74% below NY |
$2,928Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 70.5%±27.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±14.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Bombay and Dundee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 29.5%Highest NY: 14% |
20.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 20% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±12.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Dundee and Bombay 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 | SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.