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Gowanda vs Whitehall 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
Gowanda has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Whitehall has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Mount Morris has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Gowanda | Whitehall | Mount Morris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,683Lowest |
2,690 |
3,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.6±6.2Highest 6% below NY |
36.8±4.8 8% below NY |
35.5±4.3Lowest 11% below NY |
| Gowanda and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±9.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.7%±5 NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Gowanda and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Gowanda and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.6% NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Whitehall and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,828±$2kHighest 40% below NY |
$47,683±$8kLowest 45% 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 | $96,400±$13k 77% below NY |
$102,000±$9kHighest 76% below NY |
$91,200±$14kLowest 78% below NY |
| Whitehall and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $753±$51 54% below NY |
$975±$96Highest 40% below NY |
$737±$96Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,663Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,178 52% below NY |
$3,427Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.4%±14.3 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±31.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Whitehall and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9% NY: 14% |
29.4%Highest NY: 14% |
13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4% NY: 54.3% |
61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.5%Highest 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 | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.3%±1.9 NY: 14.9% |
0.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Mount Morris and Gowanda 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.