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Gilboa vs Windham vs Broome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilboa has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Broome has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
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 | Gilboa | Windham | Broome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,348 |
1,432Highest |
773Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.9±8.4Highest 43% above NY |
56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
55.2±3.7Lowest 39% above NY |
| Gilboa and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Gilboa and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Gilboa and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5 NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Broome and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,750±$7kHighest about the NY average |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$78,490±$12k 9% below NY |
| Gilboa and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$46k 48% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$179,200±$63kLowest 58% below NY |
| Windham and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$118 35% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,231±$254Highest 24% below NY |
| Broome and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,332Lowest 65% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$4,096Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Gilboa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.