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Murray vs Dummerston vs Mount Morris
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
Mount Morris has the most affordable homes ($101k median).
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 | Dummerston | Mount Morris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
2,090Lowest |
4,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8 4% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
37.9±4.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Morris and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±3.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston 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+ | 16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Murray and Dummerston 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 19% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$56,799±$8kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,800±$14k 63% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$101,200±$14kLowest 70% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63 42% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$740±$108Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907 25% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,480Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±30.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Morris and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston 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 | — | #441 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | MOUNT MORRIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | MOUNT MORRIS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
— | 8.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.