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Place dossier plate
SheetNY-MALONE-NY · Malone, NY 5,466 pop · income 34th pct · 15 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Malone
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Malone on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Albion · lowest
45,474
Albion · lowest
45,474 median HH income
26.4% of the leader · rank #1
Akron · near
59,479
Akron · near
59,479 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #2
Sweet Home · near
59,479
Sweet Home · near
59,479 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #3
Independence · near
59,480
Independence · near
59,480 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #4
Malone · this city
59,489
Malone · this city
59,489 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #5
Winchester · near
59,497
Winchester · near
59,497 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #6
Blauvelt · highest
172,083
Blauvelt · highest
172,083 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Malone on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,466.
Nationally, Malone sits in the 34th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
34th
percentile, household income
11th
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Malone, NY
Malone is a small town in New York, home to 5,466 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Malone report a median income of $59,489 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.9%. Home values in Malone run a median of $103,500, and the median resident age is 43.6 years. About 28.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 56.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 0 residential building permits were authorized in Malone (No Permits), down 100% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. NOAA puts Malone's yearly average temperature at 42.7°F with 39.9 inches of precipitation per year and 98.1 inches of snowfall.
New York carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts New York at 107.9 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,579 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $285 across New York, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Malone's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to within-city variation to climate and hazard context to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Malone, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the education layer cover for Malone?
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 28.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Malone?
Within New York, the closest population matches are Hampton Manor (5,448 residents, $105,504 income); Blauvelt (5,485 residents, $172,083 income); Albion (5,495 residents, $45,474 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Floral, FL (5,467 residents); St. Paul Park, MN (5,464 residents); Coraopolis, PA (5,464 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in Malone?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 15 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Malone?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.5%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
2.8%
Work from home
8.0%
Drive alone
72.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,536 workers age 16+.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 42.7°F, with 39.9 inches of precipitation and 98.1 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for New York is 69.4 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
42.7°F
Annual precipitation
39.9 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
69.4
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -174 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -3.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-3.2%
2025 estimate
5,315
2020 estimate
5,489
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 7.9% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.9 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New York average
F
City profile score · Malone, NY
36/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share C
28.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
7.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$59,489
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
107.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Malone profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 56/100 (C) · 28.9%
Poverty rate: 48/100 (D) · 7.9%
Household income: 34/100 (F) · $59,489
Cost of living: 12/100 (F) · 107.9 index
How does Malone compare to other US cities?
Malone measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income34% higher than other cities
Home value11% pricier than other cities
Median rent78% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Malone against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New York-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Malone near the bottom of New York's cities
Among the 1,256 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Malone ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Malone only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#938 of 1,205
22nd percentile in New York
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,256
0th percentile in New York
Median Home Value
#1,093 of 1,202
9th percentile in New York
Poverty Rate
#402 of 1,246
67th percentile in New York
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#719 of 1,254
43rd percentile in New York
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
34th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Malone's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$103,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 89% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Malone's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#848 of 15,516
More affordable than 95% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#821 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.7×, Malone sits in the affordable band:
national rank #848 of 15,516 and #821 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$59,489Malone, NY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Malone, NY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Malone, NY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)56.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,466
Median Income
$59,489
Median Home Value
$103,500
Median Age
43.6
Poverty Rate
7.9%
Labor force participation
56.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
28.9%
Climate
Avg Temperature
42.7°F
Annual Precipitation
39.9"
Annual Snowfall
98.1"
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Malone's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,489 residents
2021
5,479 residents
2022
5,416 residents
2023
5,380 residents
2024
5,344 residents
2025
5,315 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
30
0
30
$6.3M
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
0
0
0
-
Permit volume decreased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
72.5%
Carpool
5.0%
Public Transit
2.8%
Walk
8.0%
Work from Home
8.0%
Other
3.7%
Based on 2,536 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New York statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $285
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New York at $285 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $65 ).
These are New York statewide averages, not a meter reading for Malone. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New York's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.9 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Malone is $1,579/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New York statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New York statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Malone sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Malone compares to similar-size New York cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.