Compare towns
Wallkill vs Chenango Bridge vs Middletown
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%).
Chenango Bridge has the most affordable homes ($168k median).
Middletown has the most renters (48.3% rent).
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 | Chenango Bridge | Middletown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
3,116Lowest |
30,289 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
0%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
36.3±2.4 9% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Middletown 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% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.6%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28% NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Middletown 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 |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
$79,346±$8kLowest 8% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,200±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
$168,200±$15kLowest 60% below NY |
$308,600±$14k 27% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,134±$122Lowest 30% below NY |
$1,661±$106 about the NY average |
| Wallkill and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623 about the NY average |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
$6,773Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±5.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango Bridge 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 | — | #150 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.