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Cairo vs Durham vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Durham has the highest household income ($81k).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Cairo | Durham | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
2,641 |
1,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
| Middlesex and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Durham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22k 7% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$75,750±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
| Durham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 38% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
$208,100±$62kLowest 51% below NY |
| Cairo and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305 37% below NY |
$994±$844Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
| Middlesex and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246Highest 35% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
$3,459Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Durham 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 | #461 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) |
| High school in town | None in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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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.