Living in Middletown, NY
Small city in New York
Middletown is a small city in New York, home to about 30,000 people, with 748,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Middletown a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Mild summers: highs around 80°F
- Great outdoors: hills or mountains nearby
- Strong healthcare: 4 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.8× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Fewer graduates: 20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Higher taxes: about $3,080 state income tax per resident, 2.51% property tax
- Cloudier than most places
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Middletown: common questions
What is the cost of living in Middletown?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $407k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,910 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Middletown?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 2.51% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Middletown safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (0.8× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Middletown?
Public schools in Middletown test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Middletown?
Middletown has cold winters: winter days average around 37°F and summer days around 80°F, with roughly 58″ of snow a year.
Does Middletown get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and hurricanes: 13 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.42 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Middletown?
The nearest major airport is EWR, about 54 mi away.
How Middletown scores
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