Compare towns
Freeport vs Shawangunk vs Baldwin
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 renters (29.1% rent).
Shawangunk has the most affordable homes ($360k median).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
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 | Freeport | Shawangunk | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
13,365Lowest |
34,994 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
41±1.1Highest 3% above NY |
| Baldwin and Shawangunk 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% |
11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Baldwin and Freeport 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% |
13.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Baldwin and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
8.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Baldwin and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,625±$11k 40% above NY |
$109,536±$16kLowest 27% above NY |
$145,472±$9kHighest 69% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20k 19% above NY |
$360,100±$16kLowest 15% below NY |
$593,800±$12kHighest 40% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
$1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
$1,890±$203 17% above NY |
| Freeport and Baldwin 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 |
$7,686Lowest 17% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.9%±7.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.8% NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 10% above NY |
35 minLowest 7% above NY |
40 minHighest 21% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Baldwin and Freeport 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 | — | #94 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.