Compare towns
Baldwin vs Warwick vs Valley Stream
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Valley Stream has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
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 | Baldwin | Warwick | Valley Stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,994 |
31,859Lowest |
40,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±1.1 3% above NY |
44±2.9Highest 11% above NY |
40.9±1.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Warwick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±2.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Baldwin and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.2% NY: 40.2% |
39.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.6%±1.5 NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.7%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Valley Stream and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $145,472±$9kHighest 69% above NY |
$119,328±$10kLowest 39% above NY |
$133,190±$13k 55% above NY |
| Baldwin and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $593,800±$12k 40% above NY |
$458,800±$16kLowest 8% above NY |
$616,100±$10kHighest 45% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,890±$203 17% above NY |
$1,496±$157Lowest 8% below NY |
$2,124±$227Highest 31% above NY |
| Valley Stream and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$9,982Lowest 52% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±7.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57%±11.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Warwick and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% NY: 14% |
7.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.2% NY: 54.3% |
78.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1951 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minLowest 21% above NY |
40 min 22% above NY |
41 minHighest 25% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.3%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #41 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.2 |
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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.