Middletown, NY vs Kiryas Joel, NY

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

MetricMiddletown, NYKiryas Joel, NY
Population30,28938,916
Median Household Income$79,346$50,032
Median Rent$1,661/mo$1,604/mo
Median Home Value$308,600$758,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%73.3%
Poverty Rate13.6%37.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6%3.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k298—*
Property Crime Rate /100k862—*
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr311311
Summer Highs80°F83°F
Winter Lows20°F23°F
Snowfall58 in/yr36 in/yr
Avg Commute36 min18.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.6—
College Degree Rate20.1%5.7%
Foreign-Born %20.9%5.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.8%+43.1%

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.