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Java vs Middlesex vs Middleburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Java has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Middleburgh has the most affordable homes ($176k median).
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 | Java | Middlesex | Middleburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,049 |
1,407Lowest |
3,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
47.9±7.3 20% above NY |
| Middlesex and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Java and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$75,750±$21k 12% below NY |
$53,374±$7kLowest 38% below NY |
| Java and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$208,100±$62k 51% below NY |
$175,900±$37kLowest 58% below NY |
| Java and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$1,077±$224 34% below NY |
| Middlesex and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,775 43% below NY |
$3,459Lowest 47% below NY |
$4,750Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
56.7%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Java 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 | — | — | #334 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.