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Moriah vs Meredith vs Crown Point
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Meredith has the most expensive homes ($231k median).
Crown Point has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Moriah | Meredith | Crown Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,483Highest |
1,467Lowest |
1,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 42% above NY |
54.3±4.6 36% above NY |
49.9±5.7Lowest 25% above NY |
| Moriah and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Meredith and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±4 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Moriah and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% NY: 40.2% |
33.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Crown Point and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,113±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
$85,938±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$82,813±$25k 4% below NY |
| Meredith and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$9kLowest 67% below NY |
$230,600±$24kHighest 46% below NY |
$157,900±$21k 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165 49% below NY |
$794±$175Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
| Crown Point and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644 60% below NY |
$3,630Highest 45% below NY |
$2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4 NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±53.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.8%±92.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Meredith and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.2% NY: 54.3% |
94.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Meredith and Moriah 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 | #380 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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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.