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Middlesex vs Durham vs Gorham
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%).
Durham has the highest household income ($81k).
Gorham has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Durham | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407Lowest |
2,641 |
4,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
48.7±8.8Lowest 22% above NY |
| Middlesex and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Gorham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gorham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Gorham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,750±$21k 12% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
| Durham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$62kLowest 51% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
$263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
| Gorham and Durham 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 |
$994±$844Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,165±$208 28% below NY |
| Middlesex and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459Lowest 47% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$3,497 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 22% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Durham 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 | — | #100 of 484 in NY | #246 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) |
| High school in town | None in town | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9Lowest |
9.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.