Compare towns
Cairo vs Windham vs Greenville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Greenville has the most affordable homes ($241k 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 | Cairo | Windham | Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
1,432Lowest |
3,761 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
49.3±2.9 24% above NY |
| Windham and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Greenville 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 NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| 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 7% below NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$81,406±$20kHighest 5% below NY |
| Greenville 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±$18k 38% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$240,900±$38kLowest 43% below NY |
| Windham and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Highest 37% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$951±$170 41% below NY |
| Cairo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246 35% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,005Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.1%±26.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Greenville 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% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
2.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Cairo 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 | — | #179 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.