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Concord vs Windham vs Collins
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (23.8% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Collins has the most affordable homes ($153k 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 | Concord | Windham | Collins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,269Highest |
1,432Lowest |
4,643 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.5 12% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
40.5±6.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±6.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Collins and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,594±$20kHighest 9% below NY |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$60,905±$5kLowest 29% below NY |
| Concord and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$19k 48% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$153,000±$11kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
$850±$295Highest 48% below NY |
$799±$90 51% below NY |
| Windham and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,947Highest 40% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$2,501Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±18.9 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±38.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Concord 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 | #176 of 484 in NY | — | #467 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.