Compare towns
Hume vs Madrid vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hume has the highest household income ($69k).
Madrid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Belfast has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Hume | Madrid | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
1,767Lowest |
1,797 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5Highest about the NY average |
36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
38.8±3.3 about the NY average |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
32.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Madrid and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.7% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14kHighest 20% below NY |
$64,083±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
$64,954±$8k 24% below NY |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,600±$36k 74% below NY |
$122,100±$15kHighest 71% below NY |
$95,600±$7kLowest 77% below NY |
| Madrid and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78 50% below NY |
$823±$65Highest 49% below NY |
$568±$58Lowest 65% below NY |
| Madrid and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,206Highest 51% below NY |
$2,993 55% below NY |
$2,839Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.2%±36.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
33%±25.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Madrid and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Belfast and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.