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Gilboa vs Windham vs Middlesex
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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Middlesex has the most kids (18% under 18).
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 | Windham | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,348Lowest |
1,432Highest |
1,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.9±8.4Highest 43% above NY |
56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
55.3±6Lowest 39% above NY |
| Gilboa and Windham 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% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Highest 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% |
31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Gilboa and Windham 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% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$75,750±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
| Gilboa and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$46k 48% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$208,100±$62kLowest 51% below NY |
| Windham and Gilboa 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 |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% 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 |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$3,459Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham 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.