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Stuyvesant vs Windham vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stuyvesant has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
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.
| Measure | Stuyvesant | Windham | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,009Highest |
594Lowest |
1,739 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.7±6.1Highest 33% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
51.4±4.7 32% above U.S. |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.7%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±10.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stuyvesant and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,000±$15kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$86,250±$13k 7% above U.S. |
| Windham and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$58kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$242,000±$36k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$119Highest 22% below U.S. |
— | $953±$79Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,720Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$5,279 69% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±22.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
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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.