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Middleburgh vs Prattsville
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 people working from home (9.8%).
Prattsville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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 | Prattsville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,220Highest |
701Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57±7.1Lowest 43% above NY |
58.6±3.8Highest 47% above NY |
| Prattsville 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% |
10.7%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Prattsville 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% |
39.7%±10.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Prattsville 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% |
17%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,912±$5kHighest 45% below NY |
$43,688±$16kLowest 49% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Prattsville 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 |
$154,400±$72kLowest 64% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$142Highest 39% below NY |
$341±$326Lowest 79% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,481Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.2%±5.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.8%±6.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middleburgh and Prattsville 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 | — |
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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.