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Schroeppel vs Murray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroeppel has the most expensive homes ($188k median).
Murray has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
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 | Schroeppel | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,938Highest |
4,754Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,082±$9kHighest 15% below NY |
$65,077±$5kLowest 24% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,400±$14kHighest 56% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69Highest 40% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Highest 31% below NY |
$3,907Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Schroeppel 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 | #277 of 484 in NY | #430 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.