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Carroll vs Mooers
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.9%).
Mooers has the most people working from home (9.9%).
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 | Carroll | Mooers |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,417Lowest |
3,439Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.6Lowest 17% above NY |
47.7±5.4Highest 20% above NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
$61,361±$17kLowest 29% below NY |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $143,900±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
$176,400±$25kHighest 58% below NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
$840±$21Highest 48% below NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Highest 53% below NY |
$2,807Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±22.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
24 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #173 of 484 in NY | #38 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.