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Mount Hope vs Wallkill vs Deerpark
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 expensive homes ($369k median).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Deerpark has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Wallkill | Deerpark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,465Lowest |
31,023Highest |
7,452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±2.3 11% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
45.5±5.3Highest 14% above NY |
| Deerpark and Mount Hope 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% |
20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Deerpark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Deerpark and Mount Hope 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% |
28%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,475±$16k 6% above NY |
$96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$73,081±$7kLowest 15% below NY |
| Wallkill and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,900±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$247,400±$20kLowest 42% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$402Lowest 20% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,747±$485 8% above NY |
| Wallkill and Deerpark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,579Highest 15% above NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
$5,654Lowest 14% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
56%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Deerpark and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
10.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 23% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wallkill 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 | #476 of 484 in NY | #154 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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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.