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Tyrone vs Windham vs Rose
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Rose has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
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 | Tyrone | Windham | Rose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,755 |
1,432Lowest |
2,126Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
38.8±6.8 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 25.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6% NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$76,200±$11k 11% below NY |
| Windham and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$594 32% below NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
| Rose and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,870 56% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±6 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.