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Cornwall vs Woodbury
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 most people working from home (16.1%).
Woodbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.9%).
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 | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,755Highest |
11,334Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Highest 6% above NY |
37.2±4.1Lowest 7% below NY |
| Cornwall and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.9%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
47.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $114,635±$11kLowest 33% above NY |
$121,221±$30kHighest 41% above NY |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,800±$27kLowest 5% above NY |
$452,200±$27kHighest 7% above NY |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$124Lowest 11% above NY |
$1,868±$2kHighest 15% above NY |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.1%±60.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Woodbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Highest NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% below NY |
43 minHighest 32% above NY |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cornwall and Woodbury 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 | — |
| School district | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.