Compare towns
Otsego vs Windham vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otsego has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Otsego | Windham | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,627Highest |
1,432 |
913Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±5.8 31% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
51.7±12.6Lowest 30% above NY |
| Windham and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Otsego and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.8% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.3 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,891±$16kLowest 15% below NY |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
| Exeter and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$42kHighest 17% below NY |
$315,600±$74k 26% below NY |
$243,000±$89kLowest 43% below NY |
| Otsego and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,205±$165Highest 26% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$867±$44 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,702Highest 29% below NY |
$3,363 49% below NY |
$2,926Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.9%±9.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Otsego and Windham 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 | #65 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.