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Cornwall vs New Windsor vs Blooming Grove
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
New Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Blooming Grove has the most kids (29% under 18).
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 | Cornwall | New Windsor | Blooming Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755Lowest |
27,877Highest |
18,635 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Highest 6% above NY |
42±1.6 6% above NY |
34.7±3.3Lowest 13% below NY |
| Cornwall and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±3 NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±2 NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
37.3% NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cornwall and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,635±$11kHighest 33% above NY |
$95,071±$7kLowest 11% above NY |
$95,967±$12k 12% above NY |
| Cornwall and Blooming Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,800±$27kHighest 5% above NY |
$371,900±$12kLowest 12% below NY |
$395,500±$28k 7% below NY |
| Cornwall and Blooming Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$124Highest 11% above NY |
$1,606±$103Lowest about the NY average |
$1,682±$281 4% above NY |
| Cornwall and Blooming Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,249Lowest 25% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±10 NY: 52.1% |
68.1%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Blooming Grove and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.4% NY: 14% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% below NY |
37 min 14% above NY |
46 minHighest 42% above NY |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
13.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cornwall and New Windsor 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 | #29 of 484 in NY | #450 of 484 in NY | #189 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · GREENBURGH-NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY | WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
5.2Lowest |
13.1 |
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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.