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Middlefield vs Clermont vs Hartwick
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 highest household income ($118k).
Clermont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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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 | Clermont | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,797Lowest |
2,067 |
2,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
44.6±5.6 12% above NY |
49.3±5.4Highest 24% above NY |
| Hartwick and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clermont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
44.5% NY: 40.2% |
41.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Clermont 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 |
$95,104±$16k 11% above NY |
$81,196±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
| Middlefield and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,200±$43k 25% below NY |
$452,000±$78kHighest 7% above NY |
$173,500±$36kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$104 29% below NY |
$1,299±$268Highest 20% below NY |
$1,000±$174Lowest 38% below NY |
| Clermont and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,037 54% below NY |
$6,480Highest about the NY average |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.3%±28.9 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartwick and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.2% NY: 54.3% |
80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 40% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.