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Middlefield vs Victor vs Clermont
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).
Victor has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Clermont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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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 | Victor | Clermont |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,797Lowest |
2,687Highest |
2,067 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8% NY: +4.2% |
+4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
47.3±4.9Highest 19% above NY |
44.6±5.6 12% above NY |
| Victor and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Victor and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
27.3%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Victor and Middlefield 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% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4 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 |
$90,227±$19kLowest 5% above NY |
$95,104±$16k 11% above 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 |
$291,000±$20kLowest 31% below NY |
$452,000±$78kHighest 7% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$104 29% below NY |
$1,041±$103Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,299±$268Highest 20% 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 | $3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
$5,773 12% below NY |
$6,480Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±23.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.3%±28.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Victor and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% NY: 14% |
4.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 40% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Victor 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.