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Ridgeway vs Kirkwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ridgeway has the most people working from home (7.8%).
Kirkwood has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Ridgeway | Kirkwood |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,514Highest |
5,387Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±3Lowest 6% above NY |
44.3±3.8Highest 11% above NY |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±6.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.3%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,516±$8kHighest 19% below NY |
$58,588±$5kLowest 32% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Kirkwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$15kLowest 65% below NY |
$157,000±$22kHighest 63% below NY |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $934±$49Highest 42% below NY |
$883±$172Lowest 46% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Kirkwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,109Highest 38% below NY |
$3,262Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.4%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.5%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kirkwood and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 24% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ridgeway and Kirkwood 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 | — | #155 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.