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Murray vs Dummerston vs Wayland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Murray has the oldest housing (typical home built 1952).
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
Wayland has the most kids (28.2% under 18).
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 | Wayland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
2,090Lowest |
3,698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8 4% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
39.5±4.3Lowest 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% |
28.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Wayland and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.4%Lowest 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% |
1.6%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Murray and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,077±$5kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$65,385±$15k 19% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,800±$14k 63% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$105,400±$16kLowest 68% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$955±$280 32% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907 25% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,052Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±12.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wayland 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% |
20%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 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 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.1Lowest 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 | — | #390 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 9.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.