Compare towns
Wallkill vs Parma 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%).
Parma has the most affordable homes ($220k 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 | Parma | Wappinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
16,111Lowest |
28,252 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2 4% above NY |
40.4±3.3Lowest about the NY average |
43.9±1.8Highest 10% above NY |
| Wappinger and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Parma and Wallkill 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% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wappinger and Parma 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% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$93,558±$8kLowest 9% above 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 |
$220,000±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,216±$111Lowest 25% 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 |
$5,549Lowest 16% below NY |
$6,236 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.8%±15.2 NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger 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 | #88 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | HILTON HIGH SCHOOL | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Lowest |
13.4Highest |
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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.