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Triangle vs Howard 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
Triangle has the most people working from home (5.8%).
Howard has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Triangle | Howard | Moira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773 |
1,254Lowest |
2,895Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
49.1±3.1Highest 23% above NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Moira and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
| Howard and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16k 16% below NY |
$73,906±$5kHighest 14% below NY |
$64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
| Howard and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17k 71% below NY |
$128,100±$25kHighest 70% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
| Howard and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62Highest 47% below NY |
$775±$242 52% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
| Triangle and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Highest 59% below NY |
$2,605 60% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.9%±64.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Triangle and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19% NY: 14% |
12.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Triangle and Howard 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 | #335 of 484 in NY | — | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.