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Tyre vs Montezuma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Montezuma has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Tyre | Montezuma |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
1,271Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.5±4.4Lowest 12% above NY |
45.1±7.9Highest 13% above NY |
| Montezuma and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tyre and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
$73,250±$18kHighest 15% below NY |
| Montezuma and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,900±$36kHighest 62% below NY |
$116,200±$11kLowest 73% below NY |
| Tyre and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $870±$153Lowest 46% below NY |
$983±$192Highest 39% below NY |
| Montezuma and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,352Highest 64% below NY |
$2,310Lowest 65% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Tyre and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Montezuma and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.