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Murray vs Rose vs Collins
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%).
Rose has the highest household income ($76k).
Collins has the most expensive homes ($153k 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 | Rose | Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
2,126Lowest |
4,643 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8 about the NY average |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
40.5±6.2Highest about the NY average |
| Collins 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 NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±6.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Collins 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% |
19.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Collins and Rose 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% |
19.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Murray and Collins 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 |
$76,200±$11kHighest 11% below NY |
$60,905±$5kLowest 29% below NY |
| Rose 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 |
$133,800±$29k 68% below NY |
$153,000±$11kHighest 64% below NY |
| Collins and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63 49% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$799±$90Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907Highest 41% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,501 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±38.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Collins and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82% NY: 54.3% |
82.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11%±5 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Collins 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 | — | #467 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Highest |
8.8Lowest |
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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.