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Malone vs Wheatfield vs Brandon
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).
Wheatfield has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Malone | Wheatfield | Brandon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,673 |
18,549Highest |
511Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9% NY: +4.2% |
+8.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.8Lowest 6% above NY |
47.3±2.1 19% above NY |
50.1±9.7Highest 26% above NY |
| Brandon and Wheatfield 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% |
22.5%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.1%±7.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brandon and Wheatfield 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% |
23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Wheatfield and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2.5 NY: 7% |
| Wheatfield and Brandon 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 |
$93,682±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$65,962±$24kLowest 23% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,900±$21k 68% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
$102,300±$31kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$35Lowest 47% below NY |
$989±$87Highest 39% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,848 57% below NY |
$5,735Highest 13% below NY |
$1,789Lowest 73% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
98.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Wheatfield and Brandon 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 | #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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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.