Compare towns
Rome vs Union vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the most renters (43.4% rent).
Union has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Rome | Union | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,795 |
55,078Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.4±1.2 6% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Rome and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,925±$3kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$61,713±$2k 24% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,400±$6k 54% below U.S. |
$149,900±$5kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $909±$59Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$936±$37Highest 34% below U.S. |
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| Union and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,212 35% above U.S. |
$4,200Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Union and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 32% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.8%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Rome 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 | #323 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ROME FREE ACADEMY | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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U.S. 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.