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Middlesex vs Seneca Falls vs Moretown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Seneca Falls has the most affordable homes ($137k median).
Moretown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).

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.

MeasureMiddlesexSeneca FallsMoretown
People
Population
1,943
8,982Highest
1,532Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.4±3.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
46.4±1.8
19% above U.S.
46.8±3.8Highest
20% above U.S.
Moretown and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Seneca Falls and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,632±$13kHighest
36% above U.S.
$62,487±$11kLowest
23% below U.S.
$104,423±$7k
29% above U.S.
Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$40k
13% above U.S.
$137,100±$20kLowest
59% below U.S.
$380,800±$36kHighest
14% above U.S.
Moretown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$359Highest
6% below U.S.
$955±$49
32% below U.S.
$838±$462Lowest
41% below U.S.
Middlesex and Seneca Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,483Highest
108% above U.S.
$3,383Lowest
8% above U.S.
$5,506
77% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.2%±10.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
16.1%±14.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
15.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
64%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1956Lowest
24 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
4% above U.S.
17 minLowest
34% below U.S.
25 min
5% below U.S.
Work from home
28.4%±10.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.5%±2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Middlesex and Moretown 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 — #163 of 484 in NY —
School district Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 SENECA FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town MYNDERSE ACADEMY None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.8
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.