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Middleburgh vs Seneca
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 oldest population (median age 57).
Seneca has the most kids (19.5% 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 | Seneca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,220Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57±7.1Highest 43% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% above NY |
| Middleburgh and Seneca 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% |
19.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Seneca 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 |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,500±$39kHighest 54% below NY |
$192,700±$9kLowest 55% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$142Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1945Highest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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 | — |
| 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.