Compare towns
Freedom vs Eagle vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most expensive homes ($177k median).
Eagle has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
Ira 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 | Freedom | Eagle | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
1,231Lowest |
2,019 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7Highest 9% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
42.8±3.1 8% above NY |
| Freedom and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Eagle and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Ira and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,646±$24k 14% below NY |
$72,778±$19kLowest 15% below NY |
$97,019±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
| Ira and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,900±$19kHighest 58% below NY |
$148,900±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
$158,800±$16k 63% below NY |
| Freedom and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$736±$101Highest 55% below NY |
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| Eagle and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443 48% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,594Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±35.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±5 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CATO-MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.