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Murray vs Coventry
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 people working from home (12.8%).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Coventry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
1,392Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Murray and Coventry 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% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Murray and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,077±$5kHighest 24% below NY |
$63,281±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
| Murray and Coventry 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 |
$132,700±$25kHighest 69% below NY |
| Coventry and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
| Coventry and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907Highest 41% below NY |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Murray and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Coventry 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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| 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.