Kiryas Joel, NY vs Middletown, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricKiryas Joel, NYMiddletown, NY
Population38,91630,289
Median Household Income$50,032$79,346
Median Rent$1,604/mo$1,661/mo
Median Home Value$758,800$308,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income73.3%50.7%
Poverty Rate37.6%13.6%
Unemployment Rate3.2%4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*298
Property Crime Rate /100k—*862
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr311311
Summer Highs83°F80°F
Winter Lows23°F20°F
Snowfall36 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min36 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—11.6
College Degree Rate5.7%20.1%
Foreign-Born %5.3%20.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+43.1%-0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Kiryas Joel (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.