Compare towns
Greece vs Wallkill vs West Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greece has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
West Seneca has the most homeowners (76.9%).
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 | Greece | Wallkill | West Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
31,023Lowest |
45,303 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9 6% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
43.5±1.3Highest 9% above NY |
| West Seneca and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greece and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Greece and West Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$79,709±$4kLowest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4kLowest 55% below NY |
$353,200±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
$232,800±$6k 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30 28% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,106±$39Lowest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487 17% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,199Lowest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4 NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.5%±5.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Greece and Wallkill 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY | #201 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.