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Cairo vs Wappinger vs Coeymans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wappinger has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Coeymans has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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.
| Measure | Cairo | Wappinger | Coeymans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Lowest |
28,252Highest |
7,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% NY: +4.2% |
+4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2 11% above NY |
43.9±1.8Lowest 10% above NY |
46.6±2.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Coeymans and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wappinger and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
15%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Cairo and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Coeymans and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22kLowest 7% below NY |
$95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
$95,403±$8kHighest 11% above NY |
| Coeymans and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18k 38% below NY |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
$234,100±$13kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Lowest 37% below NY |
$1,708±$94Highest 5% above NY |
$1,053±$157 35% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246 35% below NY |
$6,236Highest 5% below NY |
$4,145Lowest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
47%±13Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Coeymans and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4% NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2% NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 13% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Coeymans and Wappinger 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 | #93 of 484 in NY | #428 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.4Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.