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Peekskill vs Wallkill vs Cortlandt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peekskill has the most renters (40.6% rent).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Cortlandt has the most people working from home (21.6%).
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 | Peekskill | Wallkill | Cortlandt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,625Lowest |
31,023 |
41,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.6 5% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
44.6±1.5Highest 12% above NY |
| Cortlandt and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Cortlandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cortlandt and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8% NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Cortlandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$140,030±$10kHighest 63% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,600±$30k 7% below NY |
$353,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$579,500±$16kHighest 37% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,790±$80Lowest 10% above NY |
$2,030±$135 25% above NY |
| Peekskill and Cortlandt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,842 19% above NY |
$6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
49.7%±7.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.1% NY: 54.3% |
78.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 14% above NY |
31 minLowest 5% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
21.6%±2.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #360 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY | #43 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.