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Halcott vs Narrowsburg vs Middletown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halcott has the most kids (32.6% under 18).
Narrowsburg has the most people working from home (50.6%).
Middletown has the highest household income ($78k).
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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 | Halcott | Narrowsburg | Middletown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 337Lowest |
482 |
3,292Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -11% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.5±23.4Lowest 7% above NY |
47.8±11.1 20% above NY |
55.6±3.7Highest 40% above NY |
| Middletown and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.6%±26.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
10%±11Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.7%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Halcott and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±12Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27%±12.9 NY: 17.9% |
31.8%±6.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middletown and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% NY: 40.2% |
65.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.7%±8.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Narrowsburg and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$27k 24% below NY |
$57,083±$16kLowest 34% below NY |
$78,021±$7kHighest 9% below NY |
| Middletown and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,800±$105k 45% below NY |
$227,200±$13kLowest 46% below NY |
$250,000±$48kHighest 41% below NY |
| Middletown and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$135Highest 34% below NY |
$855±$193Lowest 47% below NY |
$887±$139 45% below NY |
| Halcott and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
$6,721Highest about the NY average |
$3,683 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±98.1 NY: 52.1% |
21.9%±33.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.9%±16.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middletown and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
1.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% NY: 54.3% |
71%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
32 min 3% below NY |
30 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.3%±10.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
50.6%±17.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
24.5%±9.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Narrowsburg and Middletown 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 | — | — | #344 of 484 in NY |
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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.