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Dummerston vs Middleport vs Triangle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Middleport has the most affordable homes ($115k median).
Triangle has the most renters (28.1% rent).
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 | Dummerston | Middleport | Triangle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090 |
1,987Lowest |
2,773Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
38±4Lowest about the U.S. average |
38.9±2.4 about the U.S. average |
| Dummerston and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.3%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Middleport and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.9%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$67,375±$13kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$71,875±$16k 11% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$115,400±$8kLowest 65% below U.S. |
$124,400±$17k 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$770±$34Lowest 46% below U.S. |
$864±$62 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,507 12% above U.S. |
$2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Triangle and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
19%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #335 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.