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Mount Hope vs Cairo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Hope has the most expensive homes ($369k median).
Cairo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Mount Hope | Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,465Lowest |
6,700Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±2.3 11% above NY |
44.2±4.2 11% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cairo and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cairo and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mount Hope and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,475±$16kHighest 6% above NY |
$79,643±$22kLowest 7% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,900±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$263,400±$18kLowest 38% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$402Highest 20% below NY |
$1,015±$305Lowest 37% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,579Highest 15% above NY |
$4,246Lowest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.1%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mount Hope and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 23% above NY |
29 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cairo and Mount Hope 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 | #416 of 484 in NY | #461 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.