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Champlain vs Peekskill vs Wappinger
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Champlain has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Peekskill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Wappinger has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Champlain | Peekskill | Wappinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,667Lowest |
25,625 |
28,252Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
41.8±2.6Lowest 5% above NY |
43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
| Champlain and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
36% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Wappinger and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$85,954±$5k about the NY average |
$95,234±$10kHighest 11% above NY |
| Wappinger and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$395,600±$30kHighest 7% below NY |
$394,800±$11k 7% below NY |
| Peekskill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,708±$94 5% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Lowest 44% below NY |
$7,842Highest 19% above NY |
$6,236 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
63.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger and Peekskill 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 | #54 of 484 in NY | #360 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Lowest |
13.4Highest |
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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.