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Murray vs Windham
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 kids (20.5% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k 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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,754Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Murray 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 24% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
| Windham 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 |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$850±$295Highest 48% below NY |
| Windham 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 |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — |
| 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.