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Wallkill vs Cairo vs Wappinger
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Cairo has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Wappinger has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Cairo | Wappinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
6,700Lowest |
28,252 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
44.2±4.2Highest 11% above NY |
43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
| Cairo and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Cairo and Wappinger 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% |
28.9% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$79,643±$22kLowest 7% below NY |
$95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,200±$13k 17% below NY |
$263,400±$18kLowest 38% below NY |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,015±$305Lowest 37% below NY |
$1,708±$94 5% above NY |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,246Lowest 35% below NY |
$6,236 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.1%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest NY: 14% |
10.5% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger and Cairo 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 | #461 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.4 |
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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.