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Ira vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the highest household income ($97k).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Ira | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,019Lowest |
4,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.1Highest 8% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Ira and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Murray and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Murray and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ira and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,019±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
$65,077±$5kLowest 24% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,800±$16kHighest 63% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $826±$63 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,594Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±35.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Murray and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
10%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 7% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.9%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Ira 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 |
| School district | CATO-MERIDIAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CATO-MERIDIAN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
9.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.