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Throop vs Windham vs Conesus

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Conesus has the oldest population (median age 54.6).

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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.

MeasureThroopWindhamConesus
People
Population
1,651
594Lowest
1,869Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
-6.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.7±3.1
35% above U.S.
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
54.6±5.3Highest
40% above U.S.
Conesus and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
16%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±2.6
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Conesus and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
24.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.1%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Throop and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$90,268±$15k
12% above U.S.
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
$80,341±$17kLowest
about the U.S. average
Windham and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$185,900±$20kLowest
44% below U.S.
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
$213,600±$30k
36% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,099±$88Highest
22% below U.S.
—
$1,071±$154Lowest
24% below U.S.
Throop and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,261Lowest
37% above U.S.
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
$4,500
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.4%±69.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94
U.S.: 51.1%
11.8%±51.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Throop and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
Work from home
7.5%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.1%±3.9
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.