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Moira vs Gaines
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Moira | Gaines |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,895Lowest |
3,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
45.5±4.4Highest 14% above NY |
| Gaines and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Moira and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Moira 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% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Gaines 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±$15kHighest 25% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
| Moira and Gaines 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 |
$125,800±$19kHighest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
| Gaines 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 |
$3,157Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±32.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Moira and Gaines 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% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.