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Mamakating vs Wallkill vs Shawangunk
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 affordable homes ($247k median).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Shawangunk has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Wallkill | Shawangunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,728Lowest |
31,023Highest |
13,365 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
| Wallkill and Shawangunk 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% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mamakating and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wallkill and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Shawangunk 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 |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$109,536±$16kHighest 27% above NY |
| Shawangunk and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19kLowest 42% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$360,100±$16kHighest 15% below NY |
| Shawangunk and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$168 8% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,794Lowest 12% below NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
$7,686Highest 17% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±14.2 NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% NY: 14% |
11%Lowest NY: 14% |
35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 4% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mamakating and Wallkill 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 | #476 of 484 in NY | #94 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
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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.