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Middlesex vs Windham vs Tompkins
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 kids (18% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Tompkins has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Windham | Tompkins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,407 |
1,432Highest |
1,187Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.3±6Lowest 39% above NY |
56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
57.6±5.8Highest 45% above NY |
| Tompkins and Windham 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% |
11.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
8.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Middlesex and Windham 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham 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% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Tompkins 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 |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$61,103±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Windham 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 |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$185,700±$23kLowest 56% below NY |
| Windham 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 |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$483±$80Lowest 70% below NY |
| Middlesex and Windham 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 |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$2,487Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±73.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% NY: 54.3% |
89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1985 26 yrs newer than NY |
1992Highest 33 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
70 minHighest 115% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.2%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.5%±13.3Highest 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) | — | — |
| 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.