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Copake vs Windham vs Lyme
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 the most people working from home (17.1%).
Lyme has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.2%).
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 | Copake | Windham | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313Highest |
1,432Lowest |
2,066 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
56.5±5.1Lowest 42% above NY |
56.8±6.1 43% above NY |
| Copake and Lyme 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% |
18.6%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lyme and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±7.1 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.2%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Lyme and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Lyme 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 |
$81,400±$5k 5% below NY |
| Copake and Lyme 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 |
$234,700±$20kLowest 45% 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 |
$838±$190Lowest 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 | $3,630Highest 45% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,442 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.7%±52Lowest 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% |
11.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.1Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.