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Mooers vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mooers has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Carroll has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.9%).
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 | Mooers | Carroll |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,439Highest |
3,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.4Highest 20% above NY |
46.5±7.6Lowest 17% above NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,361±$17kLowest 29% below NY |
$77,321±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
| Carroll and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,400±$25kHighest 58% below NY |
$143,900±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$21Highest 48% below NY |
$690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,807Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,076Highest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±22.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 25% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 484 in NY | #173 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.