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Jasper vs Windham vs Madrid
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jasper has the highest household income ($81k).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Madrid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Jasper | Windham | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,308Lowest |
1,432 |
1,767Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
32.9%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Jasper and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.9%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$64,083±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
| Jasper and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,600±$13k 71% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$122,100±$15kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
$850±$295Highest 48% below NY |
$823±$65 49% below NY |
| Windham and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$2,993 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±54.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.2%±36.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.2%±7 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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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.