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Altamont vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Altamont has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Middlefield has the shortest commute (19 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 | Altamont | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,797Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±4.3Lowest 6% above NY |
43.8±6.1Highest 10% above NY |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,159±$19kLowest 30% above NY |
$118,333±$25kHighest 38% above NY |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,900±$33kHighest 25% below NY |
$316,200±$43kLowest 25% below NY |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$233Highest 26% below NY |
$1,145±$104Lowest 29% below NY |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,053Highest 8% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±18.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.