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Triangle vs Moira vs Canisteo
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%).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Canisteo has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Moira | Canisteo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Lowest |
2,895 |
3,243Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
42.2±4.3Highest 6% above NY |
| Canisteo and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Canisteo and Moira 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% |
17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Canisteo 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% |
20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Canisteo 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 |
$64,116±$15k 25% below NY |
$62,660±$8kLowest 27% below NY |
| Triangle and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17kHighest 71% below NY |
$92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$116,800±$9k 72% below NY |
| Triangle and Canisteo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 47% below NY |
$746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$975±$304Highest 40% below NY |
| Canisteo and Triangle 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 |
$1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$2,889Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.8%±18.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Canisteo and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19% NY: 14% |
20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
10.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% NY: 54.3% |
69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±1.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Triangle and Canisteo 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 | #318 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
9.5Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.