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Malone vs Wheatfield
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 most affordable homes ($135k median).
Wheatfield has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
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 | Wheatfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,673Lowest |
18,549Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8Lowest 6% above NY |
47.3±2.1Highest 19% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,969±$12kLowest 21% below NY |
$93,682±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21kLowest 68% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35Lowest 47% below NY |
$989±$87Highest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848Lowest 57% below NY |
$5,735Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #444 of 484 in NY | #9 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.