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Middleburgh vs Wright vs Bainbridge
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 youngest population (median age 47.9).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Bainbridge has the most kids (20.8% 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 | Wright | Bainbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,134Highest |
1,739Lowest |
3,017 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.3Lowest 20% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
48.2±7.6 21% above NY |
| Wright and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,374±$7kLowest 38% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$60,391±$8k 30% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $175,900±$37k 58% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$150,500±$32kLowest 64% below NY |
| Wright and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$224Highest 34% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750 28% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,712Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 16% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bainbridge 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 | — | #332 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
— | 9.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.