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Malone vs Arcadia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Arcadia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.6%).
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 | Malone | Arcadia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,673Lowest |
13,601Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8Lowest 6% above NY |
43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.3%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,969±$12kHighest 21% below NY |
$63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
| Malone and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21kLowest 68% below NY |
$148,400±$12kHighest 65% below NY |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,944Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arcadia and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Arcadia and Malone 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 | #444 of 484 in NY | #301 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| 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.