Compare towns
Malone vs Eagle
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).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Malone | Eagle |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,673Highest |
1,231Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8Highest 6% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Malone and Eagle 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% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle 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% |
16.7%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Eagle 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% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Eagle 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±$12kLowest 21% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
| Eagle 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±$21kLowest 68% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
| Eagle and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35Highest 47% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
| Malone and Eagle 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 |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Malone 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% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle 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 | — |
| 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 |
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.