Scotchtown, NY vs Middletown, NY

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

MetricScotchtown, NYMiddletown, NY
Population10,25230,289
Median Household Income$96,689$79,346
Median Rent$1,813/mo$1,661/mo
Median Home Value$344,300$308,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)109109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.6%50.7%
Poverty Rate8.3%13.6%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k51*298
Property Crime Rate /100k1,117*862
Median AQI2727
Good AQI Days /yr311311
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows20°F20°F
Snowfall44 in/yr58 in/yr
Avg Commute28.7 min36 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher—11.6
College Degree Rate31.5%20.1%
Foreign-Born %20.3%20.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.5%-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 Scotchtown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.