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Middlesex vs Jay vs Canandaigua
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%).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Canandaigua has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Jay | Canandaigua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407Lowest |
2,354 |
11,270Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8% NY: +4.2% |
+10.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
48.8±4.6 23% above NY |
46.6±3.1Lowest 17% above NY |
| Middlesex and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Middlesex and Canandaigua 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% |
25.3%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Jay 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% |
31.4% NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Canandaigua and Jay 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 |
$72,380±$19kLowest 16% below NY |
$96,515±$10kHighest 12% above NY |
| Canandaigua 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±$62k 51% below NY |
$196,900±$22kLowest 54% below NY |
$345,500±$25kHighest 18% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$672 13% below NY |
$1,272±$366Lowest 22% below NY |
$1,553±$168Highest 4% below NY |
| Canandaigua and Middlesex 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 |
$3,741 43% below NY |
$6,718Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
64.8%±16.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Canandaigua 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% |
6.7% NY: 14% |
8.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.4% NY: 54.3% |
66.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1990Highest 31 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.4%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Canandaigua 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 | — | — | #171 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.