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Middlesex vs Springwater vs Worcester
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%).
Springwater has the highest household income ($85k).
Worcester has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.9%).
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 | Springwater | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407Lowest |
2,503Highest |
2,149 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
45.6±4.1 15% above NY |
43.2±6.9Lowest 9% above NY |
| Middlesex and Springwater 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% |
16.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Worcester and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±3.9 NY: 7% |
6.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Worcester and Springwater 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 |
$84,670±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$69,886±$23kLowest 19% below NY |
| Springwater 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±$62kHighest 51% below NY |
$147,500±$17kLowest 65% below NY |
$155,300±$43k 63% below NY |
| Middlesex and Worcester 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 |
$1,063±$438 34% below NY |
$736±$327Lowest 55% below NY |
| Middlesex and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459 47% below NY |
$3,579Highest 46% below NY |
$2,602Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.8%±22 NY: 52.1% |
91.8%±41.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Worcester and Springwater 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% |
8.7% NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% NY: 54.3% |
86.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — | — |
| High school 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.