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Crown Point vs Stratton vs Moriah

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Crown Point has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k median).
Moriah has the most people working from home (9.4%).

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.

MeasureCrown PointStrattonMoriah
People
Population
1,984
532Lowest
4,483Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.9±5.7
28% above U.S.
31.5±4.1Lowest
19% below U.S.
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
Moriah and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.7%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
28%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
24.2%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
11.7%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Moriah and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Crown Point and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$82,813±$25k
about the U.S. average
$122,708±$33kHighest
52% above U.S.
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
Stratton and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$157,900±$21k
53% below U.S.
$400,000±$50kHighest
20% above U.S.
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,625±$960Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,208±$979
15% below U.S.
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
Crown Point and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,393Lowest
23% below U.S.
$4,750Highest
52% above U.S.
$2,644
15% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
14.8%±92.1
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±69.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±25.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Moriah and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
32 min
22% above U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Moriah and Crown Point 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 — — #380 of 484 in NY
School district — — MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.6
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U.S. 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.