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Kiantone vs Middlesex vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% under 18).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($144k 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 | Kiantone | Middlesex | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,865Lowest |
1,943 |
3,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.2±9.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
46.5±7.6Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Carroll and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 33.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Carroll and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$17k about the U.S. average |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$77,321±$8kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,800±$14k 51% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$143,900±$21kLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$666 33% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$690±$221Lowest 51% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,461 11% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$3,076Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±36.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.4%±22.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Kiantone and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 23% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #173 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.