Compare towns
Au Sable vs Middlesex vs New Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Au Sable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
New Berlin has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
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 | Au Sable | Middlesex | New Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,156Highest |
1,407Lowest |
2,639 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.4±8 14% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
43.7±10.7Lowest 10% above NY |
| Middlesex and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±7.7 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| New Berlin and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| New Berlin and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Au Sable and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,069±$36kHighest 11% above NY |
$75,750±$21k 12% below NY |
$62,159±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
| Au Sable and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY |
$208,100±$62kHighest 51% below NY |
$144,500±$21k 66% below NY |
| Middlesex and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$328 34% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$715±$149Lowest 56% below NY |
| Middlesex and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,242Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$3,315 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Au Sable and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8% NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and New Berlin 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 | #248 of 484 in NY | — | #473 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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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.