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Schroeppel vs Wallkill vs Wappinger
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroeppel has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Wallkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Wappinger has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Schroeppel | Wallkill | Wappinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,938Lowest |
31,023Highest |
28,252 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
| Schroeppel and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wappinger and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,082±$9kLowest 15% below NY |
$96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,400±$14kLowest 56% below NY |
$353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,708±$94 5% above NY |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Lowest 31% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$6,236 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
64.1% NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger and Wallkill 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 | #277 of 484 in NY | #476 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 13.4Highest |
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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.