Compare towns
Wallkill vs Peekskill vs Hamptonburgh
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%).
Peekskill has the most renters (40.6% rent).
Hamptonburgh has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Peekskill | Hamptonburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
25,625 |
5,500Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+7.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
41.8±2.6 5% above NY |
44.1±2.1Highest 11% above NY |
| Hamptonburgh and Peekskill 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% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hamptonburgh 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% |
17.3%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Peekskill 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% |
37.8% NY: 40.2% |
41.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±2.5 NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Hamptonburgh 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 |
$85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$122,250±$32kHighest 42% above NY |
| Hamptonburgh 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 |
$395,600±$30k 7% below NY |
$503,300±$58kHighest 19% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80 10% above NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,750±$1kLowest 8% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Lowest about the NY average |
$7,842 19% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.1%±34.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill 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% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% below NY |
37 min 14% above NY |
38 minHighest 17% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamptonburgh 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 | #360 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.