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Cairo vs Holley vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Holley has the most kids (24.6% under 18).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Cairo | Holley | Murray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
1,927Lowest |
4,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Highest 11% above NY |
38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
40.3±2.8 about the NY average |
| Cairo and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Holley and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Cairo and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.9% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cairo and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22kHighest 7% below NY |
$64,600±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
| Cairo and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$123,800±$14k 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
$826±$63 49% below NY |
| Cairo and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246 35% below NY |
$4,476Highest 32% below NY |
$3,907Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% NY: 54.3% |
61.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Holley 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 | #461 of 484 in NY | — | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR 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.