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Shawangunk vs Freeport vs Hastings
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shawangunk has the most homeowners (82.8%).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.8%).
Hastings has the most affordable homes ($188k 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 | Shawangunk | Freeport | Hastings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,365 |
44,088Highest |
9,345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
43.1±3.7Highest 8% above NY |
| Hastings and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Freeport and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.6%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Freeport and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±1 NY: 7% |
4.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Shawangunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,536±$16k 27% above NY |
$120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
$84,027±$8kLowest about the NY average |
| Freeport and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,100±$16k 15% below NY |
$505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
$187,700±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$281 15% below NY |
$2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
$917±$129Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,686 17% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$4,565Lowest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±11.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 7% above NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
31 minLowest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±1.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Freeport and Hastings 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 | #94 of 484 in NY | — | #328 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 11.9Lowest |
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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.