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New Hackensack vs Wallkill vs Wappinger vs Ancram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Hackensack has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Wallkill has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
Wappinger has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Ancram has the most expensive homes ($449k 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 | New Hackensack | Wallkill | Wappinger | Ancram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 957Lowest |
31,023Highest |
28,252 |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-8.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.4±10.8 17% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
46.8±2.3Highest 18% above NY |
| Ancram and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ancram and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| New Hackensack and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36% NY: 40.2% |
41.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±4.2 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $145,179±$47kHighest 69% above NY |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$95,234±$10kLowest 11% above NY |
$99,773±$22k 16% above NY |
| New Hackensack and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,100±$30k 14% below NY |
$353,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$394,800±$11k 7% below NY |
$449,000±$38kHighest 6% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$1k 8% above NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,708±$94 5% above NY |
$1,131±$148Lowest 30% below NY |
| Wallkill and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,846 11% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$6,236 5% below NY |
$4,947Lowest 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.4%±80.1 NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
25%±44.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.1% NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
35 min 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 36.1%±30Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
20.1%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| New Hackensack and Ancram 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 | — | #476 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.4 |
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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.