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Murray vs Clarkson vs Gaines
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Murray has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Clarkson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Gaines has the oldest population (median age 45.5).
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 | Murray | Clarkson | Gaines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754 |
6,810Highest |
3,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
42.7±3.7 7% above NY |
45.5±4.4Highest 14% above NY |
| Gaines and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Murray and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.1%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% NY: 40.2% |
28%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2 NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Gaines and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$83,286±$15kHighest 3% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
| Clarkson and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
$207,000±$24kHighest 51% below NY |
$125,800±$19k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,084±$99Highest 33% below NY |
$922±$72 43% below NY |
| Clarkson and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907 41% below NY |
$5,146Highest 22% below NY |
$3,157Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.8%±17.3 NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Murray and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1988Highest 29 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gaines and Murray 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 | #430 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.