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Middleport vs Romulus vs Triangle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleport has the most affordable homes ($115k median).
Romulus has the most expensive homes ($179k median).
Triangle has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.7%).
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 | Middleport | Romulus | Triangle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,987Lowest |
3,110Highest |
2,773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±4 5% below NY |
36.8±2.7Lowest 8% below NY |
38.9±2.4Highest about the NY average |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Middleport and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Triangle and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% NY: 40.2% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Middleport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,375±$13kLowest 22% below NY |
$69,447±$6k 19% below NY |
$71,875±$16kHighest 16% below NY |
| Triangle and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$8kLowest 73% below NY |
$178,800±$47kHighest 58% below NY |
$124,400±$17k 71% below NY |
| Romulus and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $770±$34Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,059±$93Highest 35% below NY |
$864±$62 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,507Highest 47% below NY |
$2,688Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,718 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Romulus and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.6% NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
29 min 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Romulus and Middleport 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 | — | #449 of 484 in NY | #335 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.