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Triangle vs Malone 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%).
Malone has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Malone | Moira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Lowest |
11,673Highest |
2,895 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
42±1.8Highest 6% above NY |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Malone and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest 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% |
15.6%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Moira and Malone 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% |
20.2% NY: 40.2% |
20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±0.9Lowest 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±$16kHighest 16% below NY |
$67,969±$12k 21% below NY |
$64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
| Triangle and Malone 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 |
$134,900±$21kHighest 68% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
| Malone 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 |
$852±$35 47% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
| Triangle and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718 59% below NY |
$2,848Highest 57% below NY |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
32%±12.9Lowest 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% |
17.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Triangle and Malone 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 | #444 of 484 in NY | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.1 |
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.