Compare towns
Mount Hope vs Windham vs Wallkill
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Wallkill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,465 |
1,432Lowest |
31,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±2.3 11% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Mount Hope 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,475±$16k 6% above NY |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$96,076±$4kHighest 12% above 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 |
$315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% 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±$402 20% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,579Highest 15% above NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.4% NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 23% above NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | #416 of 484 in NY | — | #476 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.