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Wallkill vs Concord vs Washington Heights
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 highest household income ($96k).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Washington Heights has grown the fastest since 2010 (+30.6%).
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 | Concord | Washington Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
8,269 |
2,383Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2% NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+30.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2 4% above NY |
44.7±4.5Highest 12% above NY |
34.6±6.4Lowest 13% below NY |
| Concord and Wallkill 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% |
22.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
26.9%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Washington Heights and Concord 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% |
21.2%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
7.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Concord 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% |
31.3% NY: 40.2% |
32.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.3 NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$78,594±$20kLowest 9% below NY |
$81,686±$37k 5% below NY |
| Wallkill and Washington Heights 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 |
$219,300±$19kLowest 48% below NY |
$366,700±$43kHighest 13% below NY |
| Washington Heights and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80 10% above NY |
$701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
$2,554±$447Highest 58% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,947Lowest 40% below NY |
$6,425 about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
64%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±37.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Concord and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
27 minLowest 16% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Concord 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 | #176 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.