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Ridgeway vs Murray vs Richland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ridgeway has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Richland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
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 | Ridgeway | Murray | Richland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,514Highest |
4,754Lowest |
5,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±3 6% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
44.4±5Highest 12% above NY |
| Richland and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ridgeway and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Richland and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.2% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Richland and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,516±$8kHighest 19% below NY |
$65,077±$5kLowest 24% below NY |
$67,904±$14k 21% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$15k 65% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
$163,600±$13kHighest 61% below NY |
| Richland and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $934±$49Highest 42% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$856±$81 47% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Richland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,109 38% below NY |
$3,907Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,115Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.4%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±9.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Richland and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 24% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Richland 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 | #316 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
10.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.