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Holley vs Murray vs Oakfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering HolleyClarendon
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holley has the most renters (38.7% rent).
Murray has the most homeowners (80.3%).
Oakfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
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 | Holley | Murray | Oakfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,927 |
4,754Highest |
1,659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
40.3±2.8Highest about the NY average |
38.3±5.7 4% below NY |
| Murray and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.6%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Oakfield and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±7 NY: 17.9% |
| Murray and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±4.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Oakfield and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,600±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$69,500±$13kHighest 19% below NY |
| Oakfield and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$123,800±$14k 71% below NY |
$150,800±$21kHighest 64% below NY |
| Oakfield and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $816±$90 50% below NY |
$826±$63Highest 49% below NY |
$783±$47Lowest 52% below NY |
| Murray and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,476Highest 32% below NY |
$3,907 41% below NY |
$3,748Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
42.3%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oakfield and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Holley 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 | — | #430 of 484 in NY | #359 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.