Compare towns
Middlefield vs Altamont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Altamont has the most people working from home (20.7%).
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 | Altamont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,797Lowest |
1,855Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±6.1Highest 10% above NY |
42.2±4.3Lowest 6% above NY |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.4%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $118,333±$25kHighest 38% above NY |
$112,159±$19kLowest 30% above NY |
| Middlefield and Altamont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,200±$43kLowest 25% below NY |
$318,900±$33kHighest 25% below NY |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$104Lowest 29% below NY |
$1,201±$233Highest 26% below NY |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
$6,053Highest 8% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.4%±18.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Altamont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 40% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.7%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.