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Middlesex vs Summit
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%).
Summit has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
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 | Summit |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,407Highest |
976Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Lowest 39% above NY |
55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
| Summit and Middlesex 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% |
17.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middlesex and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Middlesex and Summit 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 |
$74,375±$26kLowest 13% below NY |
| Middlesex and Summit 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 |
$150,000±$29kLowest 65% below NY |
| Middlesex and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$672 13% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Middlesex and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
34 minHighest 3% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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 |
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.