Compare towns
Arcadia vs Tyre vs Wawarsing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Wawarsing has the most people working from home (10.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Arcadia | Tyre | Wawarsing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
1,054Lowest |
12,533 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1Lowest 10% above NY |
44.5±4.4 12% above NY |
45.4±3.3Highest 14% above NY |
| Wawarsing and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
23.9%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyre and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wawarsing and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2% NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.3 NY: 7% |
6.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Wawarsing and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5k 26% below NY |
$63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
$64,321±$5kHighest 25% below NY |
| Wawarsing and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12kLowest 65% below NY |
$161,900±$36k 62% below NY |
$236,900±$17kHighest 44% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86 38% below NY |
$870±$153Lowest 46% below NY |
$1,252±$227Highest 23% below NY |
| Wawarsing and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,883 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.3%±31.6 NY: 52.1% |
73.4%±16.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wawarsing and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
22%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4% NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
29 min 11% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wawarsing and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #301 of 484 in NY | — | #288 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | ELLENVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 10.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.