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Minden vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minden has the most affordable homes ($91k median).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Minden | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,181Lowest |
4,754Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.4±8.1Lowest 4% below NY |
40.3±2.8Highest about the NY average |
| Murray and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Minden and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Murray and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Minden and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,195±$10kLowest 49% below NY |
$65,077±$5kHighest 24% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $90,500±$9kLowest 79% below NY |
$123,800±$14kHighest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $718±$99Lowest 56% below NY |
$826±$63Highest 49% below NY |
| Murray and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,180Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Minden and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Minden 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 | #320 of 484 in NY | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1Lowest |
9.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.