Compare towns
Freeport vs Parma vs Wallkill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($506k median).
Parma has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Freeport | Parma | Wallkill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
16,111Lowest |
31,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.4±3.3 about the NY average |
41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
| Wallkill and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Parma and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
$93,558±$8kLowest 9% above NY |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$220,000±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
$1,216±$111Lowest 25% below NY |
$1,790±$80 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,549Lowest 16% below NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 10% above NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wallkill and Parma 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 | — | #88 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.