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Perry vs Sloan vs Moira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Perry has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Sloan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Moira has the most affordable homes ($93k 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 | Perry | Sloan | Moira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,871Highest |
3,751 |
2,895Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±3.2Lowest 8% below NY |
38.3±2.4Highest 4% below NY |
38±7.6 5% below NY |
| Sloan and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Perry and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Moira and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7 NY: 7% |
5.9%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sloan and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,291±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$72,214±$10kHighest 16% below NY |
$64,116±$15k 25% below NY |
| Sloan and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,700±$9k 72% below NY |
$146,900±$19kHighest 65% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
| Sloan and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$35 53% below NY |
$1,135±$114Highest 30% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,730 43% below NY |
$4,513Highest 31% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±21.5 NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±23.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sloan and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.7% NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.9% NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sloan and Perry 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 | — | — | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| 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.