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Panton vs Marlboro vs Moriah

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

MeasurePantonMarlboroMoriah
People
Population
690Lowest
1,362
4,483Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+59.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±3.8
10% above U.S.
22.7±2.1Lowest
42% below U.S.
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
Kids under 18
24.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
12%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
Panton and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.8%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
42.7%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$86,667±$10kHighest
7% above U.S.
$77,135±$10k
4% below U.S.
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
Panton and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$438,000±$40kHighest
32% above U.S.
$357,300±$55k
7% above U.S.
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
Panton and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,410±$130
about the U.S. average
$1,600±$824Highest
13% above U.S.
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
Marlboro and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,695Highest
115% above U.S.
$5,640
81% above U.S.
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±39Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
39.1%±43.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±25.4
U.S.: 51.1%
Panton and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
34% below U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
26%±11.2
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Panton and Marlboro 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 — — #380 of 484 in NY
School district — Marlboro School District MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — None in town MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.6
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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.