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Roseboom 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
Roseboom has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Middlefield has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
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 | Roseboom | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 630Lowest |
1,797Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50±8Highest 26% above NY |
43.8±6.1Lowest 10% above NY |
| Roseboom and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Roseboom and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middlefield and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 7% |
9.3%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Middlefield and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,583±$8kLowest 10% below NY |
$118,333±$25kHighest 38% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
$316,200±$43kHighest 25% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$916Highest 5% below NY |
$1,145±$104Lowest 29% below NY |
| Roseboom and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,567Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,037Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.4%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.8%±19.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middlefield and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.7%±9.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roseboom and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.