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Rapids vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rapids has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Middlefield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Rapids | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,655Lowest |
1,797Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±7.7Highest 11% above NY |
43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
| Rapids and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $121,875±$43kHighest 42% above NY |
$118,333±$25kLowest 38% above NY |
| Rapids and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,700±$44kLowest 30% below NY |
$316,200±$43kHighest 25% below NY |
| Middlefield and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,145±$104 29% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,522Highest about the NY average |
$3,037Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.8%±19.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middlefield and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1979Lowest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.1%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Rapids and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.