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Taghkanic vs Windham vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taghkanic has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Bolton has the highest household income ($103k).
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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 | Taghkanic | Windham | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,283Lowest |
1,432 |
2,034Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.6±3.1 40% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
55.3±6.5Lowest 39% above NY |
| Windham and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
11.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Taghkanic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.1%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bolton and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.8% NY: 40.2% |
42.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.1 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$16k about the NY average |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$102,898±$20kHighest 20% above NY |
| Bolton and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $442,400±$39kHighest 4% above NY |
$315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
$327,000±$105k 23% below NY |
| Taghkanic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,148±$609Highest 29% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$967±$173 40% below NY |
| Taghkanic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,121Highest 7% below NY |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,627 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±37 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Taghkanic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.