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Wallkill vs Peekskill vs Haverstraw
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).
Haverstraw has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Haverstraw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023 |
25,625Lowest |
39,107Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+7.8% NY: +4.2% |
+6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2 4% above NY |
41.8±2.6Highest 5% above NY |
37.8±1.7Lowest 5% below NY |
| Peekskill 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% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Peekskill and Haverstraw 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Peekskill 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 |
$85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$89,107±$7k 4% above NY |
| Wallkill and Haverstraw 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±$30kHighest 7% below NY |
$387,500±$18k 9% below NY |
| Peekskill and Haverstraw are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Lowest 10% above NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,906±$99 18% above NY |
| Peekskill and Haverstraw are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10 NY: 52.1% |
59.3%±8.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Haverstraw and Peekskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Haverstraw 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 | #308 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND) |
| High school in town | None in town | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.