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New Windsor vs New Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
New Windsor has the oldest population (median age 46.9).
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 | New Windsor | New Windsor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 27,877Highest |
8,919Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±1.6Lowest 6% above NY |
46.9±3.2Highest 18% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
36.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,071±$7kHighest 11% above NY |
$81,340±$14kLowest 5% below NY |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,900±$12kHighest 12% below NY |
$345,200±$15kLowest 19% below NY |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,606±$103Lowest about the NY average |
$1,666±$93Highest about the NY average |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,249Highest 25% above NY |
$7,008Lowest 6% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±10Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.3%±17.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| New Windsor and New Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 14% above NY |
35 minLowest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| New Windsor and New Windsor 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 | #450 of 484 in NY | #450 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · GREENBURGH-NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 5.2 |
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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.