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Starkey vs Tyrone vs Moravia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Moravia has the oldest population (median age 43.2).
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 | Starkey | Tyrone | Moravia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
1,755Lowest |
3,110 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5 4% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
43.2±3.5Highest 9% above NY |
| Moravia and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.9%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.5%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Tyrone and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Moravia and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$72,083±$17kHighest 16% below NY |
$61,116±$7k 29% below NY |
| Tyrone and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$170,400±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
$162,800±$15k 62% below NY |
| Tyrone and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,104±$594Highest 32% below NY |
$846±$40 48% below NY |
| Tyrone and Moravia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412 48% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,465Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±12.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Moravia and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
13.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Tyrone 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 | #358 of 484 in NY | — | #338 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MORAVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | MORAVIA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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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.