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Hanover vs Windham vs Silver Creek
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Silver Creek has the most kids (27.4% 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 | Hanover | Windham | Silver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
1,432Lowest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5 27% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
36.8±2.6Lowest 8% below NY |
| Windham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.8%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 17% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$63,854±$26kLowest 26% below NY |
| Windham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 67% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$125,400±$17kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Highest 39% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$967±$175 40% below NY |
| Hanover and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$3,350 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 9 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 19% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±13 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Silver Creek 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.