Compare towns
Malone vs Constable vs Bellmont
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).
Constable has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Bellmont has the oldest population (median age 54.6).
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 | Constable | Bellmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,673Highest |
1,501 |
1,167Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8 6% above NY |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
54.6±2.7Highest 37% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Malone and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,969±$12k 21% below NY |
$62,169±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$70,250±$11kHighest 18% below NY |
| Bellmont and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21kHighest 68% below NY |
$119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$127,600±$20k 70% below NY |
| Malone and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35 47% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
| Bellmont and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848Highest 57% below NY |
$2,177 67% below NY |
$2,156Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6 NY: 52.1% |
41.6%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bellmont and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
15.6% NY: 14% |
11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
25 minHighest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Malone and Bellmont 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 | — | — |
| School district | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1 |
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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.