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Moriah vs Mount Holly vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Mount Holly | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,483Highest |
1,415 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Moriah and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Moriah and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon 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 22% below U.S. |
$78,015±$19k 3% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$296,900±$40k 11% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,534±$1kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$3,926 26% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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U.S. 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.