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Clarkson vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarkson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Clarkson | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,810Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.7Lowest 7% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Clarkson and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,286±$15kHighest 3% below NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
| Clarkson and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,000±$24kLowest 51% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,084±$99Highest 33% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Clarkson and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,146Highest 22% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 29 yrs newer than NY |
1985Lowest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Clarkson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.