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Cairo vs Andover vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cairo has the most kids (17.9% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Windham has the oldest population (median age 56.5).

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.

MeasureCairoAndoverWindham
People
Population
6,700Highest
616Lowest
1,432
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+0.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.2±4.2Lowest
14% above U.S.
49.2±5.1
26% above U.S.
56.5±5.1Highest
45% above U.S.
Windham and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.9%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
11.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Cairo and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.9%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
22.7%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.4%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
43.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$79,643±$22k
about the U.S. average
$102,500±$38kHighest
27% above U.S.
$76,477±$17kLowest
5% below U.S.
Andover and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,400±$18kLowest
21% below U.S.
$382,900±$68kHighest
15% above U.S.
$315,600±$74k
5% below U.S.
Andover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,015±$305
28% below U.S.
$1,389±$364Highest
about the U.S. average
$850±$295Lowest
40% below U.S.
Andover and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,246
36% above U.S.
$5,190Highest
66% above U.S.
$3,363Lowest
8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.1%±16.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
69.4%±47.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.9%±35.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Andover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
75.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
11.1%±6.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
29.6%±12.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.1%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Andover and Windham 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 #461 of 484 in NY — —
School district CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.