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Hope vs Windham vs Fremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hope has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Fremont has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Hope | Windham | Fremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 587Lowest |
1,432Highest |
794 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.5 26% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
47.8±3.1Lowest 20% above NY |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±3.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,188±$13k 16% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$68,333±$10kLowest 21% below NY |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,300±$106k 50% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$175,600±$18kLowest 59% below NY |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$217Highest 24% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,018±$572 37% below NY |
| Hope and Fremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,551Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$4,718Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±98.1 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
37%±55.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% NY: 54.3% |
89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Fremont 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.