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Middleburgh vs Wright vs Broome
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 (28 min average).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Broome has the most people working from home (14.6%).
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 | Wright | Broome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,134Highest |
1,739 |
773Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.3Lowest 20% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
55.2±3.7Highest 39% above NY |
| Broome and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.6 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Broome and Middleburgh 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% NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Broome and Middleburgh 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 |
$78,490±$12k 9% below NY |
| Wright and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $175,900±$37kLowest 58% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$179,200±$63k 58% below NY |
| Wright and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$224 34% below NY |
$953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,231±$254Highest 24% below NY |
| Broome and Middleburgh 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 |
$4,096Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Wright 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% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 16% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Broome 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 | — | — |
| School district | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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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.