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Copake vs Windham vs Ellery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Copake has the highest household income ($114k).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Ellery has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Copake | Windham | Ellery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313 |
1,432Lowest |
4,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
56.1±4.5Lowest 41% above NY |
| Copake and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.3%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ellery and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±6.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$86,833±$12k about the NY average |
| Copake and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,000±$49kHighest 23% below NY |
$315,600±$74k 26% below NY |
$235,900±$29kLowest 44% below NY |
| Copake and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$850±$295 48% below NY |
$845±$189Lowest 48% below NY |
| Copake and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,630 45% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,796Highest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.9%±16.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Copake 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 | #302 of 484 in NY | — | #241 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Highest |
— | 7.6Lowest |
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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.