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Frankfort vs Gowanda vs Mount Morris
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Frankfort has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Gowanda has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
Mount Morris has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Frankfort | Gowanda | Mount Morris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,503Lowest |
2,683 |
3,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.2% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.7±6 8% below NY |
37.6±6.2Highest 6% below NY |
35.5±4.3Lowest 11% below NY |
| Gowanda and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.6 NY: 20.5% |
30.2%±9.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Gowanda and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±5.8 NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Frankfort and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13% NY: 40.2% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Frankfort and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,909±$4kLowest 41% below NY |
$51,828±$2kHighest 40% below NY |
$51,125±$16k 41% below NY |
| Gowanda and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,200±$18kHighest 70% below NY |
$96,400±$13k 77% below NY |
$91,200±$14kLowest 78% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $874±$58Highest 46% below NY |
$753±$51 54% below NY |
$737±$96Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,680Highest 44% below NY |
$2,663Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,427 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.4%±14.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±31.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Gowanda and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.9%Highest NY: 14% |
13.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1946Highest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.7%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Frankfort and Mount Morris 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.