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Minden vs Murray vs Nelliston
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 kids (25.6% under 18).
Murray has the highest household income ($65k).
Nelliston has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
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 | Nelliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,181 |
4,754Highest |
707Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.4±8.1Lowest 4% below NY |
40.3±2.8 about the NY average |
60.6±11.9Highest 52% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
12.9%±7.3Lowest 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%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
31.1%±7.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.7%±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±$10k 49% below NY |
$65,077±$5kHighest 24% below NY |
$39,219±$29kLowest 54% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $90,500±$9k 79% below NY |
$123,800±$14kHighest 71% below NY |
$74,200±$26kLowest 82% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $718±$99 56% below NY |
$826±$63Highest 49% below NY |
$628±$18Lowest 61% 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 | $3,180 52% below NY |
$3,907Highest 41% below NY |
$2,400Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8 NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
80%±51.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Nelliston and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18% NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±9.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Nelliston 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 |
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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.