Middletown, NY vs Scotchtown, NY

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

MetricMiddletown, NYScotchtown, NY
Population30,28910,252
Median Household Income$79,346$96,689
Median Rent$1,661/mo$1,813/mo
Median Home Value$308,600$344,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%44.6%
Poverty Rate13.6%8.3%
Unemployment Rate4.6%3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k29851*
Property Crime Rate /100k8621,117*
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr311311
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows20°F20°F
Snowfall58 in/yr44 in/yr
Avg Commute36 min28.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.6—
College Degree Rate20.1%31.5%
Foreign-Born %20.9%20.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.8%+5.5%

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 Scotchtown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.