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Deposit vs Middleburgh vs Nelliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deposit has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Middleburgh has the most expensive homes ($194k median).
Nelliston has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.9%).
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 | Deposit | Middleburgh | Nelliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,285Highest |
1,220 |
707Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -16.6% NY: +4.2% |
-24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59±2.1 48% above NY |
57±7.1Lowest 43% above NY |
60.6±11.9Highest 52% above NY |
| Nelliston and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
12.9%±7.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Deposit and Nelliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.7%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
32.3%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
31.1%±7.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7% NY: 40.2% |
23.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,973±$8kHighest 43% below NY |
$46,912±$5k 45% below NY |
$39,219±$29kLowest 54% below NY |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,000±$14k 74% below NY |
$193,500±$39kHighest 54% below NY |
$74,200±$26kLowest 82% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $542±$384Lowest 67% below NY |
$981±$142Highest 39% below NY |
$628±$18 61% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,801 57% below NY |
$4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,400Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
71.1%±20.2 NY: 52.1% |
80%±51.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Nelliston and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.6% NY: 14% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 33% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±9.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Deposit and Middleburgh 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 | — | #334 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DEPOSIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | DEPOSIT MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.