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Conesus vs Whiting vs Middlesex

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conesus has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Whiting has the most expensive homes ($280k median).
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.

MeasureConesusWhitingMiddlesex
People
Population
1,869Highest
532Lowest
1,407
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-7.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
54.6±5.3
40% above U.S.
39.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
55.3±6Highest
42% above U.S.
Middlesex and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.6%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Conesus and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
24.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$80,341±$17k
about the U.S. average
$91,250±$38kHighest
13% above U.S.
$75,750±$21kLowest
6% below U.S.
Whiting and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,600±$30k
36% below U.S.
$280,400±$36kHighest
16% below U.S.
$208,100±$62kLowest
37% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,071±$154Lowest
24% below U.S.
$1,204±$519
15% below U.S.
$1,406±$672Highest
about the U.S. average
Middlesex and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,500Highest
44% above U.S.
$4,227
36% above U.S.
$3,459Lowest
11% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
11.8%±51.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.3%±37.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29.1%±39
U.S.: 51.1%
Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
25 min
4% below U.S.
Work from home
10.1%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.2%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Middlesex and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.