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Wright vs Hanover vs Middleburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Hanover has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Middleburgh has the youngest population (median age 47.9).
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 | Wright | Hanover | Middleburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
6,882Highest |
3,134 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2% NY: +4.2% |
-16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
50.6±5.5 27% above NY |
47.9±7.3Lowest 20% above NY |
| Wright and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hanover and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.7%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±5.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Hanover and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Middleburgh and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$71,563±$9k 17% below NY |
$53,374±$7kLowest 38% below NY |
| Wright and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$141,500±$16kLowest 67% below NY |
$175,900±$37k 58% below NY |
| Wright and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$993±$105 39% below NY |
$1,077±$224Highest 34% below NY |
| Middleburgh and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
$4,750 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±22.9 NY: 52.1% |
56.7%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
12.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 19% below NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Hanover and Middleburgh 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 | — | #196 of 484 in NY | #334 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.