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Middlefield vs Calais vs Florida
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the highest household income ($104k).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Middlefield | Calais | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Lowest |
1,713Highest |
668 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.9±3.7Highest 46% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
56.1±4.4 44% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 4.5%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28.7%±8.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Florida and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$23kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$86,875±$17kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Middlefield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,800±$48k about the U.S. average |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$246,800±$19kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Calais and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,625±$1kHighest 86% above U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$867±$256Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Middlefield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,926 58% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$1,894Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middlefield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.2%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Florida |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.