Compare towns
Mount Hope vs Perth vs Wawayanda
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Hope has the most renters (19% rent).
Perth has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Wawayanda has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Mount Hope | Perth | Wawayanda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,465 |
3,541Lowest |
7,537Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±2.3Highest 11% above NY |
43.3±4.3 9% above NY |
38.1±3.7Lowest 4% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.6%±7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Perth and Wawayanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.3%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Mount Hope and Wawayanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.9% NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Wawayanda and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,475±$16kLowest 6% above NY |
$91,914±$18k 7% above NY |
$143,017±$23kHighest 66% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,900±$20k 13% below NY |
$349,200±$74kLowest 18% below NY |
$401,000±$30kHighest 5% below NY |
| Wawayanda and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$402 20% below NY |
$888±$211Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,718±$205Highest 6% above NY |
| Wawayanda and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,579 15% above NY |
$4,803Lowest 27% below NY |
$7,936Highest 21% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±43.3 NY: 52.1% |
57.7%±25.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wawayanda and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 23% above NY |
28 minLowest 14% below NY |
34 min 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4 NY: 14.9% |
11%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Perth and Mount Hope 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 | #416 of 484 in NY | #326 of 484 in NY | #149 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.