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Moriah vs Plainfield vs Addison
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).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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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 | Plainfield | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,483Highest |
1,314 |
1,175Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Lowest 24% above U.S. |
53.1±7.6 37% above U.S. |
| Moriah and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Addison and Plainfield 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.1%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Moriah and Addison 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% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Addison and Plainfield 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. |
$69,250±$31k 14% below U.S. |
$106,667±$7kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Addison and Plainfield 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. |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
$362,200±$23kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Addison and Plainfield 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. |
$1,153±$103 18% below U.S. |
$2,019±$461Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$4,806 54% above U.S. |
$5,831Highest 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Addison 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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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.