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Erwin vs Windham vs Lindley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Erwin has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Lindley has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
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 | Erwin | Windham | Lindley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,965Highest |
1,432Lowest |
1,622 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.8±2Lowest 10% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
46.3±4.4 16% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lindley and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±0.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.8% NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,333±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$86,518±$9k about the NY average |
| Erwin and Lindley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,700±$26k 47% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$156,500±$15kLowest 63% below NY |
| Windham and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$136 22% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,571±$965Highest 3% below NY |
| Lindley and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,829Highest 11% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,885 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±14 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.2%±46.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
93.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 54% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±9.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Lindley 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 | #431 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.