Compare towns
Wright vs Mount Pleasant 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 oldest population (median age 51.4).
Mount Pleasant has the most expensive homes ($789k median).
Middleburgh has the most affordable homes ($176k 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 | Wright | Mount Pleasant | Middleburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
44,769Highest |
3,134 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
41±1.3Lowest 3% above NY |
47.9±7.3 20% above NY |
| Wright and Middleburgh 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% |
21.4%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mount Pleasant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
9.3%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$142,857±$11kHighest 66% above NY |
$53,374±$7kLowest 38% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
$788,900±$25kHighest 86% above NY |
$175,900±$37kLowest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,941±$146Highest 20% above NY |
$1,077±$224 34% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279 20% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$4,750Lowest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.1%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
56.7%±15.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Mount Pleasant and Middleburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
70.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
31 min 5% below NY |
28 minLowest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.2%±1.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #85 of 484 in NY | #334 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · MOUNT PLEASANT-COTTAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.