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Day vs Middlesex vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Day has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Day | Middlesex | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843 |
1,943Highest |
671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4Highest 58% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Lowest 14% above U.S. |
59.8±3.5 54% above U.S. |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±7.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$74,286±$31k 8% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$268,600±$45k 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 11% below U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$2,588Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
30%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 43% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
43 minHighest 63% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.