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Wallkill vs Baldwin vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallkill has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
Montgomery has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Wallkill | Baldwin | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023 |
34,994Highest |
23,265Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2% NY: +4.2% |
+41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
41±1.1 3% above NY |
39.2±1Lowest about the NY average |
| Wallkill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2 NY: 20.5% |
24%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Montgomery and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Baldwin and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5 NY: 7% |
8.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Baldwin and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$145,472±$9kHighest 69% above NY |
$92,939±$7kLowest 8% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$593,800±$12kHighest 40% above NY |
$347,600±$14kLowest 18% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80 10% above NY |
$1,890±$203Highest 17% above NY |
$1,610±$87Lowest about the NY average |
| Baldwin and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,783 33% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.9%±7.3 NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Montgomery and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% below NY |
40 minHighest 21% above NY |
34 min 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Baldwin and Wallkill 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 | #476 of 484 in NY | — | #214 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) |
| High school in town | None in town | — | VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.