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Monsey vs Le Ray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monsey has the most expensive homes ($921k median).
Le Ray has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
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 | Monsey | Le Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,160Highest |
25,266Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +46.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 16.1±0.8Lowest 60% below NY |
24.7±0.7Highest 38% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 54.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 7.2%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
3.1%±0.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
10.5%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,629±$6kLowest 45% below NY |
$63,073±$6kHighest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $921,000±$84kHighest 117% above NY |
$185,600±$19kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,892±$157Highest 17% above NY |
$1,473±$41Lowest 9% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$2,953Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.1%±8.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 49.1%Highest NY: 14% |
13%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 34.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2003Highest 44 yrs newer than NY |
1999Lowest 40 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 32% below NY |
13 minLowest 59% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Monsey and Le Ray 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 | — | #375 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 3 photos → |
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.