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Shawangunk vs Walker Valley vs Crawford
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%).
Walker Valley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+48.8%).
Crawford has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Walker Valley | Crawford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,365Highest |
1,301Lowest |
9,088 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+48.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±1.5Highest about the NY average |
34.9±7.8Lowest 12% below NY |
39±3.6 about the NY average |
| Shawangunk and Crawford 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% |
25%±6.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Walker Valley and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.2%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Shawangunk and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.3% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±2 NY: 7% |
| Shawangunk and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,536±$16kLowest 27% above NY |
$119,625±$40k 39% above NY |
$134,955±$11kHighest 57% above NY |
| Crawford and Walker Valley 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 |
$331,700±$117kLowest 22% below NY |
$428,800±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
$2,620±$2kHighest 62% above NY |
$1,621±$399 about the NY average |
| Walker Valley and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,686 17% above NY |
$7,154Lowest 9% above NY |
$8,265Highest 26% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.4%±21.5 NY: 52.1% |
79.7%±51.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±14.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Walker Valley and Shawangunk 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% |
11% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 7% above NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
31 min 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±7.1 NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Crawford and Walker Valley 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 | — | #276 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 14.6Highest |
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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.