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Middleburgh vs Tompkins
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Tompkins has the most people working from home (23.5%).
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 | Tompkins |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,220Highest |
1,187Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -24.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 57±7.1Lowest 43% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
| Tompkins and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins 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% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins 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 |
$61,103±$27kHighest 29% below NY |
| Tompkins 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 |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins 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 |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,818Highest 27% below NY |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.1%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins 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 | — |
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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.