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Middlesex vs Tompkins vs Edinburg
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Tompkins has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Edinburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Tompkins | Edinburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407Highest |
1,187Lowest |
1,337 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.4% NY: +4.2% |
+9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Lowest 39% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
56.8±2.2 43% above NY |
| Tompkins and Edinburg 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% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Middlesex and Edinburg 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% |
30.6%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
34.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Edinburg and Tompkins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1% NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2 NY: 7% |
| Tompkins and Edinburg 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 |
$61,103±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
$70,481±$10k 18% below NY |
| Middlesex and Edinburg 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 |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
$311,100±$60kHighest 27% below NY |
| Edinburg 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 |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
$1,125±$481 31% below NY |
| Middlesex and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$2,487 62% below NY |
$1,700Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±37.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Edinburg 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% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
17.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
40 min 22% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tompkins and Middlesex 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) | — | EDINBURG COMMON 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.