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Murray vs Wheatfield vs Holley
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%).
Wheatfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Holley has the most renters (38.7% rent).
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 | Wheatfield | Holley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,754 |
18,549Highest |
1,927Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8 about the NY average |
47.3±2.1Highest 19% above NY |
38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Holley and Wheatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wheatfield 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Wheatfield and Holley 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 |
$93,682±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$64,600±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,800±$14k 71% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
$122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63 49% below NY |
$989±$87Highest 39% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,907Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,735Highest 13% below NY |
$4,476 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wheatfield and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
61.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Holley 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 | #9 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| 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.