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Middlesex vs Cameron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
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 | Middlesex | Cameron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,407Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlesex and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,750±$21kHighest 12% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
| Middlesex and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$62kHighest 51% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
| Middlesex and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$975±$733Lowest 40% below NY |
| Middlesex and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$2,735Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.