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Mount Morris vs Whitehall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Morris has the most people working from home (9.2%).
Whitehall has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).
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 | Mount Morris | Whitehall |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,146Lowest |
4,005Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.5±4.3Highest 11% below NY |
35.3±3.8Lowest 11% below NY |
| Mount Morris and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.5%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,125±$16kLowest 41% below NY |
$54,260±$6kHighest 37% below NY |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $91,200±$14kLowest 78% below NY |
$115,400±$9kHighest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $737±$96Lowest 55% below NY |
$975±$96Highest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,427Highest 48% below NY |
$3,069Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.2%±31.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Highest 13 yrs older than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.6%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #425 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WHITEHALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WHITEHALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.