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Mamakating vs Wappinger 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 kids (25.6% under 18).
Wappinger has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Wappinger | Shawangunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,728Lowest |
28,252Highest |
13,365 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
43.9±1.8Highest 10% above NY |
40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Wappinger 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 |
$95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
$109,536±$16kHighest 27% above NY |
| Shawangunk and Wappinger 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 |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
$360,100±$16k 15% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,484±$168 8% below NY |
$1,708±$94Highest 5% above NY |
$1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
| Wappinger and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,794Lowest 12% below NY |
$6,236 5% below NY |
$7,686Highest 17% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±14.2 NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7Lowest 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% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 4% above NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger 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 | #93 of 484 in NY | #94 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.4Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.