What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fallsburg has the most people working from home (16.7%).

Thompson has the most renters (53.6% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Fallsburg	Thompson
People
Population	14,581Lowest	16,714Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+10.3%Highest NY: +4.2%	+8.1%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	38.4±2Lowest 4% below NY	40.4±3.9Highest about the NY average
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.2%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5%	22.3%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5%
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9%	20.1%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9%
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	24.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%	25.4%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.9%±2.2Highest NY: 7%	4.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 7%
	Fallsburg and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,452±$7kLowest 27% below NY	$65,021±$10kHighest 24% below NY
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$256,000±$45kHighest 40% below NY	$229,000±$19kLowest 46% below NY
	Fallsburg and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,079±$87Lowest 33% below NY	$1,126±$109Highest 31% below NY
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,343Highest 19% below NY	$5,079Lowest 23% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.7%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1%	49.9%±9.2Highest NY: 52.1%
	Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	24.9%Highest NY: 14%	21.6%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	54.4%Highest NY: 54.3%	46.4%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY	1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 31% below NY	25 minHighest 24% below NY
Work from home	16.7%±6.3Highest NY: 14.9%	8%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Fallsburg and Thompson 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	#479 of 484 in NY	#452 of 484 in NY
School district	FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	10.2Lowest	10.5Highest
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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.