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Wallkill vs Walker Valley
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 renters (35.9% rent).
Walker Valley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+48.8%).
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 | Walker Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
1,301Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+48.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
34.9±7.8Lowest 12% below NY |
| Wallkill and Walker Valley 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% |
25%±6.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Walker Valley and Wallkill 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% |
9.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Walker Valley 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 |
$119,625±$40kHighest 39% above NY |
| Walker Valley 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±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
$331,700±$117kLowest 22% below NY |
| Wallkill and Walker Valley 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 |
$2,620±$2kHighest 62% above NY |
| Walker Valley and Wallkill 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 |
$7,154Highest 9% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
79.7%±51.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Walker Valley 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% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±7.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wallkill and Walker Valley 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.