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Conesville vs LaGrange 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

Conesville has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
LaGrange has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).

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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.

MeasureConesvilleLaGrangeWindham
People
Population
750Lowest
16,384Highest
1,432
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+1.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
+0.3%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
50±8.1
26% above NY
41.3±1.6Lowest
4% above NY
56.5±5.1Highest
42% above NY
Windham and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.1%±4.8
NY: 20.5%
22.3%±2.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
11.1%±4.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
28%±2.2
NY: 17.9%
15.6%±1.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
31.4%±5.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
Windham and Conesville 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%
43.2%
NY: 40.2%
43.8%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.3Lowest
NY: 7%
5.4%±1.4
NY: 7%
6.6%±5Highest
NY: 7%
Windham and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,000±$14kLowest
14% below NY
$121,586±$10kHighest
41% above NY
$76,477±$17k
11% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$214,300±$31kLowest
49% below NY
$408,600±$20kHighest
4% below NY
$315,600±$74k
26% below NY
LaGrange and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$892±$296
45% below NY
$1,455±$1kHighest
10% below NY
$850±$295Lowest
48% below NY
LaGrange and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,500
47% below NY
$9,104Highest
38% above NY
$3,363Lowest
49% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60%±100
NY: 52.1%
51.3%±20.1Lowest
NY: 52.1%
68.9%±35.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
Windham and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.2%Highest
NY: 14%
6.8%Lowest
NY: 14%
7.4%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.9%Highest
NY: 54.3%
86.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
89%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
22 yrs newer than NY
1974Lowest
15 yrs newer than NY
1985Highest
26 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
42 minHighest
28% above NY
33 min
about the NY average
27 minLowest
18% below NY
Work from home
13.6%±6.6
NY: 14.9%
10.2%±2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
17.1%±6.9Highest
NY: 14.9%
Windham and Conesville 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 — #81 of 484 in NY —
School district — ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.4
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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.