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Middlefield 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 most expensive homes ($316k median).
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,797Lowest |
2,143Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
49.3±5.4Highest 24% above NY |
| Hartwick and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middlefield and Hartwick 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% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Hartwick 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% |
41.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Hartwick 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 |
$81,196±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,200±$43kHighest 25% below NY |
$173,500±$36kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$104Highest 29% below NY |
$1,000±$174Lowest 38% below NY |
| Middlefield and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,037Highest 54% below NY |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartwick and Middlefield 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% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 40% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Middlefield 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.