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Clermont vs Gallatin 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
Clermont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Gallatin has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Middlefield has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Clermont | Gallatin | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,067Highest |
1,667Lowest |
1,797 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4% NY: +4.2% |
-11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±5.6 12% above NY |
54.4±3.4Highest 37% above NY |
43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±5.6 NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clermont and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Gallatin and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,104±$16k 11% above NY |
$89,412±$14kLowest 4% above NY |
$118,333±$25kHighest 38% above NY |
| Middlefield and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,000±$78kHighest 7% above NY |
$394,300±$40k 7% below NY |
$316,200±$43kLowest 25% below NY |
| Clermont and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$268Highest 20% below NY |
$900±$537Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,145±$104 29% below NY |
| Clermont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,480Highest about the NY average |
$5,763 12% below NY |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.3%±28.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.8%±72.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.8%±19.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Clermont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±6.6Highest 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.