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Busti vs Windham vs Schroeppel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Schroeppel has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Busti | Windham | Schroeppel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452 |
1,432Lowest |
7,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 17% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
45.3±2.5Lowest 14% above NY |
| Windham and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$73,082±$9k 15% below NY |
| Windham and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$188,400±$14k 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$972±$69 40% below NY |
| Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 41% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,546Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Busti 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 | — | — | #277 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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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.