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Thompson vs Fallsburg vs Forestburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thompson has the most renters (53.6% rent).
Fallsburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Forestburgh has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | Thompson | Fallsburg | Forestburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,714Highest |
14,581 |
789Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1% NY: +4.2% |
+10.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±3.9 about the NY average |
38.4±2Lowest 4% below NY |
52.9±4Highest 33% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
8.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
16.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.8%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4% NY: 40.2% |
24.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
47%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
7.9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Fallsburg and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,021±$10k 24% below NY |
$62,452±$7kLowest 27% below NY |
$133,438±$42kHighest 55% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,000±$19kLowest 46% below NY |
$256,000±$45k 40% below NY |
$362,700±$46kHighest 14% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$109 31% below NY |
$1,079±$87Lowest 33% below NY |
$1,767±$198Highest 9% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,079Lowest 23% below NY |
$5,343 19% below NY |
$6,534Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.9%±9.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±7.9 NY: 52.1% |
28%±80.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Thompson and Fallsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.6% NY: 14% |
24.9%Highest NY: 14% |
3.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 46.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
54.4% NY: 54.3% |
91.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
22 minLowest 31% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±6.3 NY: 14.9% |
23%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Forestburgh and Fallsburg 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 | #452 of 484 in NY | #479 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL | FALLSBURG JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Highest |
10.2Lowest |
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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.