Compare towns
Mamakating vs Ogden vs Wallkill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mamakating has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Ogden has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Mamakating | Ogden | Wallkill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,728Lowest |
20,208 |
31,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% NY: +4.2% |
+2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
39.9±2.3 about the NY average |
41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
| Wallkill and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mamakating and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Ogden and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% NY: 40.2% |
38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,631±$10kLowest 5% above NY |
$91,563±$7k 7% above NY |
$96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wallkill and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19k 42% below NY |
$235,200±$13kLowest 45% below NY |
$353,200±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$168 8% below NY |
$1,233±$75Lowest 24% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,794Lowest 12% below NY |
$6,496 about the NY average |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±14.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Mamakating and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.3% NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 4% above NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
13.9%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ogden and Mamakating 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 | #433 of 484 in NY | #170 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.