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Freeport vs Shawangunk vs Newburgh
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).
Shawangunk has the most affordable homes ($360k median).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
13,365Lowest |
31,915 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
42.7±1.6Highest 7% above NY |
| Newburgh and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Freeport and Newburgh 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% |
18.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newburgh 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% |
33.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
6.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Newburgh 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±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
$109,536±$16kLowest 27% above NY |
$111,615±$6k 30% above NY |
| Freeport and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$360,100±$16kLowest 15% below NY |
$375,700±$12k 11% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169 28% above NY |
$1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
$2,159±$108Highest 33% above NY |
| Newburgh and Freeport 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 |
$7,686 17% above NY |
$7,082Lowest 8% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.1%±9.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Freeport 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% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 10% above NY |
35 minLowest 7% above NY |
37 minHighest 12% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8 NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Newburgh 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 | #454 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) · NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.