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Wallkill vs Ossining
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 most homeowners (64.1%).
Ossining has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Ossining |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
26,950Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+9.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
40.7±1.7Lowest about the NY average |
| Wallkill and Ossining 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% |
19.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wallkill and Ossining 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% |
37.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,076±$4kLowest 12% above NY |
$103,573±$17kHighest 20% above NY |
| Ossining 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±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$449,100±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Lowest 10% above NY |
$2,154±$166Highest 33% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.5%±9.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ossining and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest NY: 14% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ossining 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 | — |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.