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Hamburg vs Windham vs Big Flats
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamburg has the highest household income ($112k).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Big Flats has the most kids (22% 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 | Hamburg | Windham | Big Flats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,792Highest |
594Lowest |
7,592 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±4.2Highest 14% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
43.5±3.6Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Hamburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Big Flats and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Big Flats and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,292±$24kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$87,044±$11kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Hamburg and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,600±$16k 25% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$218,500±$15kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,097±$63Lowest 22% below U.S. |
— | $1,345±$111Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,833Highest 119% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
$4,765Lowest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±12.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.5%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Big Flats 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 | — | — | #118 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.