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Smithville vs Triangle 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

Triangle has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

MeasureSmithvilleTriangleWindham
People
Population
1,525
2,773Highest
594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
43.1±3.2
11% above U.S.
38.9±2.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.2±7.4Highest
14% above U.S.
Windham and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
Triangle and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.1%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
14.3%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windham and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.8%±5.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.4%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Triangle and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$70,433±$7kLowest
13% below U.S.
$71,875±$16k
11% below U.S.
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
Windham and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$173,200±$42k
48% below U.S.
$124,400±$17kLowest
63% below U.S.
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$889±$186Highest
37% below U.S.
$864±$62Lowest
39% below U.S.
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Smithville and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,254
36% above U.S.
$2,718Lowest
13% below U.S.
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.9%±31.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
46.4%±3.1
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Smithville and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
19%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
4.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.8%±2.6
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #335 of 484 in NY —
School district — WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.7
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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.