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Middleburgh vs Deposit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleburgh has the most expensive homes ($194k median).
Deposit has the most kids (13.9% under 18).
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 | Middleburgh | Deposit |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,220Lowest |
1,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-16.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57±7.1Lowest 43% above NY |
59±2.1Highest 48% above NY |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.9%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.7%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,912±$5kLowest 45% below NY |
$48,973±$8kHighest 43% below NY |
| Deposit and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,500±$39kHighest 54% below NY |
$111,000±$14kLowest 74% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$142Highest 39% below NY |
$542±$384Lowest 67% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,801Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
22 minHighest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Deposit and Middleburgh 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 | — | DEPOSIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | DEPOSIT MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.