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