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Middlesex vs Peru vs Conesus
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%).
Peru has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Conesus has the most homeowners (93.7%).
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 | Middlesex | Peru | Conesus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407Lowest |
6,710Highest |
1,869 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
54.6±5.3 37% above NY |
| Middlesex and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Middlesex 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% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Conesus 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% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3 NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru 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±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$80,341±$17k 7% below NY |
| Peru and Conesus 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 |
$203,200±$38kLowest 52% below NY |
$213,600±$30kHighest 50% below NY |
| Conesus and Middlesex 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 |
$1,067±$173Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,071±$154 34% below NY |
| Middlesex and Conesus 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 |
$4,357 34% below NY |
$4,500Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.8%±51.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru 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% |
8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 22% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Peru 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 | — | #347 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.