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Ripton vs Otsego vs Middletown Springs
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Otsego has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Ripton | Otsego | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
3,627Highest |
747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 23% above U.S. |
52.1±5.8Highest 34% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1 26% above U.S. |
| Otsego and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.8%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Otsego and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$72,891±$16kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$82,000±$12k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$352,600±$42k 6% above U.S. |
$262,200±$24kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Ripton and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,205±$165Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,208±$438Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Middletown Springs and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
$4,702 51% above U.S. |
$4,595Lowest 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.6%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Otsego and Ripton 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 | — | #65 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.