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Ossining 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
Ossining has the most people working from home (14.7%).
Wallkill has the most homeowners (64.1%).
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 | Ossining | Wallkill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 26,950Lowest |
31,023Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.7Lowest about the NY average |
41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $103,573±$17kHighest 20% above NY |
$96,076±$4kLowest 12% above NY |
| Ossining and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,100±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
$353,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,154±$166Highest 33% above NY |
$1,790±$80Lowest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$6,623Lowest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±9.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Ossining and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ossining 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 | — | #476 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
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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.