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Pomfret vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Pomfret | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,795Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pomfret and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,746±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
| Windham and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,400±$19kLowest 56% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $866±$43Highest 47% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Pomfret and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,459Highest 32% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.1%±10.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Pomfret 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 | #211 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.