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Whitehall vs Mount Morris
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitehall has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).
Mount Morris 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 | Whitehall | Mount Morris |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,005Highest |
3,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.3±3.8Lowest 11% below NY |
35.5±4.3Highest 11% below NY |
| Mount Morris and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.5%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,260±$6kHighest 37% below NY |
$51,125±$16kLowest 41% below NY |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$9kHighest 73% below NY |
$91,200±$14kLowest 78% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$96Highest 40% below NY |
$737±$96Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,069Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,427Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±31.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Whitehall and Mount Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Highest NY: 14% |
13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1946Highest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.6%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #425 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WHITEHALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WHITEHALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.