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Middleburgh vs Russia
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%).
Russia has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,220Lowest |
2,272Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-12.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57±7.1Highest 43% above NY |
43.9±2.9Lowest 10% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Russia 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 |
$86,116±$17kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,500±$39kLowest 54% below NY |
$232,200±$44kHighest 45% below NY |
| Russia and Middleburgh 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 |
$888±$325Lowest 45% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Russia 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 |
$2,939Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±10.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as 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% |
6.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middleburgh and Russia 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 | — | POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.