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Newcomb vs Windham vs Bleecker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Bleecker has the most affordable homes ($221k 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 | Newcomb | Windham | Bleecker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
1,432Highest |
563 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1 48% above NY |
56.5±5.1Lowest 42% above NY |
59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Windham and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Newcomb and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$74,732±$21kLowest 13% below NY |
| Newcomb and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47k 40% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$221,100±$61kLowest 48% below NY |
| Windham and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$950±$286Highest 41% below NY |
| Bleecker and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$3,893Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.