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Gilboa vs Middlesex vs Conesville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilboa has the highest household income ($88k).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Conesville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.4%).
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 | Gilboa | Middlesex | Conesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,348 |
1,407Highest |
750Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-6.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.9±8.4Highest 43% above NY |
55.3±6 39% above NY |
50±8.1Lowest 26% above NY |
| Gilboa and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middlesex and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Gilboa and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Conesville and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,750±$7kHighest about the NY average |
$75,750±$21k 12% below NY |
$74,000±$14kLowest 14% below NY |
| Gilboa and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$46kHighest 48% below NY |
$208,100±$62kLowest 51% below NY |
$214,300±$31k 49% below NY |
| Gilboa and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$118 35% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$892±$296Lowest 45% below NY |
| Middlesex and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,332Lowest 65% below NY |
$3,459 47% below NY |
$3,500Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Conesville and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
42 minHighest 28% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.