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Moriah vs Nanticoke
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 people working from home (9.4%).
Nanticoke has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Nanticoke |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,483Highest |
1,683Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 42% above NY |
41.5±6.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Moriah and Nanticoke 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 |
$69,432±$13kHighest 19% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Moriah 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 |
$157,100±$32kHighest 63% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165Lowest 49% below NY |
$941±$314Highest 42% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,171Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.4%±37.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Nanticoke and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Moriah and Nanticoke 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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| 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.