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Moira vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moira has the most renters (30.4% rent).
Bangor has the most people working from home (13.1%).
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 | Moira | Bangor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,895Highest |
2,019Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±7.6Highest 5% below NY |
36.4±6.7Lowest 9% below NY |
| Moira and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Moira and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
$65,000±$8kHighest 24% below NY |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$106,400±$19kHighest 75% below NY |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$839±$382Highest 48% below NY |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$2,208Highest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.3%±39.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bangor and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
19%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±11.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bangor and Moira 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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| 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.