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Milo vs Middlesex vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Benton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Milo | Middlesex | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,823Highest |
1,407Lowest |
2,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.2 7% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
40.6±8.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.1%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Milo and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$75,750±$21kHighest 12% below NY |
$74,767±$13k 13% below NY |
| Middlesex and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
$208,100±$62k 51% below NY |
$258,600±$51kHighest 39% below NY |
| Benton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,406±$672 13% below NY |
$1,541±$628Highest 5% below NY |
| Benton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,425 48% below NY |
$3,459Highest 47% below NY |
$3,391Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39 NY: 52.1% |
14.5%±10.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Milo and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 51% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Middlesex and Benton 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 | #84 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | — |
| High school in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.