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Middlefield vs Tully
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).
Tully has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Tully |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,797Lowest |
2,649Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±6.1Highest 10% above NY |
42.8±1.5Lowest 8% above NY |
| Middlefield and Tully 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% |
23.4%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Tully are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Tully 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 |
$108,529±$13kLowest 26% above NY |
| Middlefield and Tully are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,200±$43kHighest 25% below NY |
$249,700±$27kLowest 41% below NY |
| Middlefield and Tully 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 |
$1,220±$201Highest 25% below NY |
| Tully 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 |
$6,641Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
28.6%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Tully 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% |
9.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 40% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Tully and Middlefield 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 | — | #299 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | TULLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | TULLY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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| 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.