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Dover vs Windham vs Union Vale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most renters (30.5% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Union Vale has the most kids (26% 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 | Dover | Windham | Union Vale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,393Highest |
1,432Lowest |
4,567 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 6% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
40.7±4.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26%±7.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,803±$27k 7% above NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$102,888±$22kHighest 20% above NY |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$35k 22% below NY |
$315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
$490,900±$45kHighest 16% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,220±$165 25% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$2,167±$2kHighest 34% above NY |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,057 8% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$9,469Highest 44% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±14.3 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±20.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 5% above NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
40 minHighest 24% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±5.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Union Vale 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 | #207 of 484 in NY | — | #89 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DOVER HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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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.