Compare towns
Shawangunk vs Mount Hope vs Marcy
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 highest household income ($110k).
Mount Hope has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Marcy has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Shawangunk | Mount Hope | Marcy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,365Highest |
6,465Lowest |
8,676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4% NY: +4.2% |
-6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±1.5 about the NY average |
44.2±2.3Highest 11% above NY |
34.8±1.9Lowest 13% below NY |
| Mount Hope 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% |
16.2%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.9%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Marcy and Mount Hope 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% |
16.9%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Mount Hope and Marcy 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% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
12.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,536±$16kHighest 27% above NY |
$91,475±$16kLowest 6% above NY |
$92,775±$20k 8% above NY |
| Shawangunk and Marcy 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 |
$368,900±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$236,200±$24kLowest 44% below NY |
| Mount Hope and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$281Highest 15% below NY |
$1,294±$402 20% below NY |
$1,244±$393Lowest 23% below NY |
| Shawangunk and Mount Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,686Highest 17% above NY |
$7,579 15% above NY |
$4,373Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.8%±12 NY: 52.1% |
36.1%±33.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Mount Hope 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% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81% NY: 54.3% |
80.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 7% above NY |
40 minHighest 23% above NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2 NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mount Hope and Shawangunk 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 | #416 of 484 in NY | #339 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WHITESBORO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 13.1Highest |
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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.