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Johnstown vs Middlesex vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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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 | Johnstown | Middlesex | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,111Highest |
1,943Lowest |
6,823 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44±4.8 13% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
42.7±5.2Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Milo and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,763±$9k 21% below U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$62,500±$9kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,800±$11kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$165,200±$16k 50% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$43 35% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$733±$137Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,613 16% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$3,425Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±12Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.6%±13.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Johnstown and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 39 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 28% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #403 of 484 in NY | — | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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U.S. 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.