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A town of 3,124.
Middleburgh grades C overall, ranked 519th of 745 in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the median household income is $53K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $176K, 2 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include US Post Office-Middleburgh and Upper Middleburgh Cemetery. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Middleburgh, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Dutch Settlement State Forest, 555 acres with 3.3 miles of trail.
Where Middleburgh beats most towns.
3,746 counted in 2010 and 3,112 in 2020; an estimated 3,124 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Middleburgh is from typical.
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Census counts: 3,782 in 1820, 3,112 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1729 and 5 maps from 1898 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Middleburgh, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Middleburgh.
Middleburgh is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
19 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. In Middleburgh, the density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Middleburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dutch Settlement State Forest | 3.3 mi | 555 |
| 2. Cotton Hill State Forest | 2.1 mi | 487 |
| 3. Armlin Hill State Forest | 0.5 mi | 366 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Middleburgh Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 2 public schools serve Middleburgh, with 614 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburgh Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 330 | C− |
| Middleburgh Junior/Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 284 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 402 in 2013 to 593.
For residents in Middleburgh, the share who live below the poverty line is 13%. Just just over a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Middleburgh has added 191 jobs, to 593 in 2023. The average commute for Middleburgh comes to 28 minutes.
| Middleburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $737 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA puts 87% of Middleburgh’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. In Middleburgh, the FEMA risk score is 72 of 100. 68 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1980.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Middleburgh’s peak summer temperature is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,898 U.S. towns with household incomes like Middleburgh’s, it is healthier than 93%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Middleburgh. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Middleburgh is ahead of New York on 7 and behind on 7.
| Middleburgh | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.5% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Middleburgh | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Middleburgh
About 4 of every 100 Middleburgh residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Middleburgh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Middleburgh on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Middleburgh.
Town in New York, United States
Middleburgh is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,112 at the 2000 census. The Town of Middleburgh contains a village called Middleburgh. The town is on the county's eastern border and is west of Albany.
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6 towns share a border with Middleburgh.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburgh | #519 | C | B− | — | B− | B |
| Fulton | — | — | A− | — | B− | B |
| Broome | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Berne | #343 | B | B− | — | B | A− |
| Schoharie | #569 | C | B− | — | B− | B |
| Wright | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Cobleskill | #395 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B+ |
Fulton and Wright have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Middleburgh, Fulton, Berne, Schoharie, Wright and Cobleskill report no FBI crime data of their own. Broome isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middleburgh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Middleburgh grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #519 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Arthur S. Tompkins and Elliot Danforth.
