Compare towns
Springwater vs Middlesex vs Wayland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springwater has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.3%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Wayland has the most kids (28.2% 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 | Springwater | Middlesex | Wayland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,503 |
1,407Lowest |
3,698Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9% NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.1 15% above NY |
55.3±6Highest 39% above NY |
39.5±4.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Middlesex and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
28.2%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1% NY: 40.2% |
15.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Springwater and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,670±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$75,750±$21k 12% below NY |
$65,385±$15kLowest 24% below NY |
| Springwater and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,500±$17k 65% below NY |
$208,100±$62kHighest 51% below NY |
$105,400±$16kLowest 75% below NY |
| Middlesex and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$438 34% below NY |
$1,406±$672Highest 13% below NY |
$955±$280Lowest 41% below NY |
| Middlesex and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,579Highest 46% below NY |
$3,459 47% below NY |
$3,052Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.8%±22Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.3%±12.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Springwater and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
20%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8% NY: 54.3% |
90.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.2%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #390 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.