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Brasher vs Coventry vs Moira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Coventry has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Moira has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Brasher | Coventry | Moira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,592 |
1,392Lowest |
2,895Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±9 17% above NY |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Coventry and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Moira and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±5 NY: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.6% NY: 40.2% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,911±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
$63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
$64,116±$15kHighest 25% below NY |
| Moira and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,300±$24k 71% below NY |
$132,700±$25kHighest 69% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
| Coventry and Brasher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $730±$195Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$746±$190 54% below NY |
| Coventry and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 62% below NY |
$2,833Highest 57% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
15%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.4% NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 1.9%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #300 of 484 in NY | — | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BRASHER FALLS 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.