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Mount Hope vs Windham
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 kids (16.2% under 18).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,465Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±2.3Lowest 11% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mount Hope and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Windham 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±$16kHighest 6% above NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Windham 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 |
$315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,294±$402Highest 20% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Windham 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 |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Mount Hope 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% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 23% above NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — |
| School district | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.