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Moira vs Middleport vs Brasher
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 affordable homes ($93k median).
Middleport has the most people working from home (9%).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Middleport | Brasher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,895Highest |
1,987Lowest |
2,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38±4Lowest 5% below NY |
46.6±9Highest 17% above NY |
| Brasher and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±6.2Lowest 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+ | 17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
12.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Brasher 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% NY: 40.2% |
22%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,116±$15k 25% below NY |
$67,375±$13kHighest 22% below NY |
$53,911±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
| Middleport 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 |
$115,400±$8k 73% below NY |
$124,300±$24kHighest 71% below NY |
| Brasher and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $746±$190 54% below NY |
$770±$34Highest 52% below NY |
$730±$195Lowest 55% below NY |
| Middleport 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 |
$3,507Highest 47% below NY |
$2,500 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±18.4 NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1% NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.1% NY: 54.3% |
75.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
31 min 6% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #405 of 484 in NY | — | #300 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| 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.