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Smithville vs Windsor vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithville has the most homeowners (81.7%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
Greene has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Smithville | Windsor | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,525 |
1,128Lowest |
5,161Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±3.2Highest 8% above NY |
42.5±8.2 7% above NY |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Smithville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29.6%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Windsor and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Greene 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 NY: 40.2% |
21.9% NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.6 NY: 7% |
2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Smithville and Windsor 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 18% below NY |
$72,794±$12k 15% below NY |
$73,481±$10kHighest 15% below NY |
| Greene and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,200±$42k 59% below NY |
$138,800±$34kLowest 67% below NY |
$176,800±$13kHighest 58% below NY |
| Greene and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $889±$186Highest 45% below NY |
$600±$448Lowest 63% below NY |
$810±$61 50% below NY |
| Smithville and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,254Highest 35% below NY |
$3,593Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,091 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±31.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±1.1 NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Smithville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.9% NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greene and Windsor 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 | — | #47 of 484 in NY | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.9 |
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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.