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Freeport vs Peekskill vs Wallkill vs Montgomery
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).
Peekskill has the most renters (40.6% rent).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Montgomery has the most kids (24% 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 | Freeport | Peekskill | Wallkill | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
25,625 |
31,023 |
23,265Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
+7.8% NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6 about the NY average |
41.8±2.6Highest 5% above NY |
41.2±2.2 4% above NY |
39.2±1Lowest about the NY average |
| Peekskill and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
24%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Montgomery and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
14.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Peekskill 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% |
37.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28% NY: 40.2% |
30.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1 NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Montgomery 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 |
$85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$92,939±$7k 8% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$395,600±$30k 7% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$347,600±$14kLowest 18% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
$2,036±$125 26% above NY |
$1,790±$80 10% above NY |
$1,610±$87Lowest about the NY average |
| Freeport and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$7,842 19% above NY |
$6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$8,783 33% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±10.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill and Montgomery 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% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
11.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.1% NY: 54.3% |
66.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 10% above NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
34 min 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wallkill and Peekskill 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 | — | #360 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY | #214 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) |
| High school in town | — | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.