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Malone vs Mohawk vs Solvay
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 (13 min average).
Mohawk has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Solvay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Mohawk | Solvay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,429 |
2,520Lowest |
6,544Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.4 9% above NY |
48.5±4.8Highest 22% above NY |
38.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Mohawk and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Solvay and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Mohawk and Solvay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Solvay and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,548±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$72,813±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$61,166±$7k 29% below NY |
| Mohawk and Solvay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $107,600±$9kLowest 75% below NY |
$124,600±$28k 71% below NY |
$150,000±$13kHighest 65% below NY |
| Solvay and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$37 48% below NY |
$705±$34Lowest 57% below NY |
$946±$77Highest 42% below NY |
| Solvay and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,564Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,380 49% below NY |
$4,459Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±14.5 NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±11.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
32.1%±9.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Solvay and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.2%Highest NY: 14% |
15.1% NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.7% NY: 54.3% |
71.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1947Highest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 60% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
19 min 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Mohawk and Solvay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.