Town guide

Middlesex, New York

Middlesex is a town in Yates County, New York, home to about 1,407 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14507, and parts of 14544 are in Middlesex too.

Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,40746 per sq mi
Median home value$208,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$169Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking75%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Middlesex

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Middlesex. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

The Middlesex guide is on the way

We’re writing up Middlesex’s story and what everyday life there is like, for people thinking about moving in.

  • History
  • What it’s like to live there
  • Getting around
  • Things to do

Are you a local agent who knows Middlesex well? Agents who advertise here will be able to write the guide. Advertise on OfferBacked

Around Middlesex

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY82 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA217 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Middlesex; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Middlesex

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Middlesex had 1,377 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 787th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Yates County grew from 20,318 residents in 1900 to 24,774 in 2020.

Middlesex population by census2000: 1,345, 2010: 1,495, 2020: 1,3771,34520001,49520101,3772020

Yates County, 1900–2020

Yates County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,318, 1910: 18,642, 1920: 16,641, 1930: 16,848, 1940: 16,381, 1950: 17,615, 1960: 18,614, 1970: 19,831, 1980: 21,459, 1990: 22,810, 2000: 24,621, 2010: 25,348, 2020: 24,77420K’00’1017K’20’3016K’40’5019K’60’7021K’80’9025K’00’1025K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MiddlesexJan: high 33°F, low 18°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 18°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 25°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 47°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 62°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 61°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 43°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 33°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 2.4 in33°18°Jan1.935°18°Feb1.842°25°Mar2.755°35°Apr3.268°47°May3.177°57°Jun3.681°62°Jul4.180°61°Aug3.374°54°Sep3.161°43°Oct3.549°33°Nov2.638°25°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canandaigua 3 S, NY weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Yates County

5,133 jobs at 542 businesses in Yates County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Yates CountyManufacturing: 1,101 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 804 jobs; Retail trade: 741 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 577 jobs; Construction: 496 jobs; Educational services: 435 jobs; Other services: 197 jobs; Administrative and support: 135 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 10% Educational services 9% Other services 4% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Middlesex.

Nearest hospitals

  • F F Thompson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Canandaigua10.9 miles
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Penn Yan11.0 miles
  • Geneva General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Geneva17.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Middlesex

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Middlesex Reading Center0.9 mi
  • Mabel D. Blodgett Memorial Library3.5 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

From OfferBacked · Free

Get matched with a local agent.

Buying or selling around Middlesex? Tell us what you need and when. No agents advertise here yet, so we’ll keep your request for up to 30 days and send it to local agents who join. No obligation, and you choose who to work with.

Get matched

Where Middlesex is

Loading map…

Towns near Middlesex

All New York towns →

Shares ZIP codes with Gorham, Potter and Italy.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.