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Seward vs Middlesex vs Huron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seward has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Huron has the most renters (17% rent).
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 | Seward | Middlesex | Huron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055 |
1,943Lowest |
2,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.5±8 about the U.S. average |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Seward and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Huron and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middlesex and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,786±$20kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$90,000±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,500±$25kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$233,000±$21k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,180±$201Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,233±$778 13% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,855Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$4,145 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.3%±45.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Huron and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.