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Butler vs Montezuma vs Huron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Butler has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Montezuma has grown the fastest since 2010 (-7.8%).
Huron has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
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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 | Butler | Montezuma | Huron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,759 |
1,271Lowest |
2,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.6±11.1Highest 20% above NY |
45.1±7.9 13% above NY |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Butler and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Huron and Butler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±7.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Butler and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
8% NY: 40.2% |
26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7 NY: 7% |
| Butler and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,192±$24kLowest 42% below NY |
$73,250±$18k 15% below NY |
$90,000±$10kHighest 5% above NY |
| Huron and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$17kLowest 79% below NY |
$116,200±$11k 73% below NY |
$233,000±$21kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $684±$203Lowest 58% below NY |
$983±$192 39% below NY |
$1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
| Huron and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,102Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,310 65% below NY |
$4,145Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1 NY: 52.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% NY: 14% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Montezuma and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.