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Neversink vs Wawarsing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Neversink has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Wawarsing has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Neversink | Wawarsing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,380Lowest |
12,533Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.8±4.7Highest 18% above NY |
45.4±3.3Lowest 14% above NY |
| Neversink and Wawarsing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Neversink and Wawarsing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wawarsing and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Wawarsing and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,682±$28kHighest 6% below NY |
$64,321±$5kLowest 25% below NY |
| Neversink and Wawarsing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $304,100±$50kHighest 28% below NY |
$236,900±$17kLowest 44% below NY |
| Neversink and Wawarsing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $992±$151Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,252±$227Highest 23% below NY |
| Wawarsing and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,563Lowest 46% below NY |
$3,883Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±24.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.4%±16.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wawarsing and Neversink are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest NY: 14% |
22%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Neversink and Wawarsing 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 | #408 of 484 in NY | #288 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TRI-VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL | ELLENVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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| 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.