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Middleport vs Moira vs Delevan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleport has the most people working from home (9%).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Delevan has the oldest population (median age 38.9).
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 | Middleport | Moira | Delevan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,987 |
2,895Highest |
1,275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±4Lowest 5% below NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38.9±6Highest about the NY average |
| Delevan and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middleport and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±6.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Delevan and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% NY: 40.2% |
20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleport and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,375±$13kHighest 22% below NY |
$64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
$64,194±$11k 25% below NY |
| Middleport and Delevan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$8k 73% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$116,300±$30kHighest 73% below NY |
| Delevan and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$34 52% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$817±$424Highest 50% below NY |
| Delevan and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,507Highest 47% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$3,122 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±18.4 NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Delevan and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
16.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.6% NY: 54.3% |
69.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 6% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Middleport and Delevan 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 | — | #405 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.