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Wallkill vs Washington Heights
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 people working from home (10.5%).
Washington Heights has grown the fastest since 2010 (+30.6%).
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 | Washington Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
2,383Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+30.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Highest 4% above NY |
34.6±6.4Lowest 13% below NY |
| Wallkill and Washington Heights 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% |
26.9%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Washington Heights 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% |
7.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,076±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$81,686±$37kLowest 5% below NY |
| Wallkill and Washington Heights 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 |
$366,700±$43kHighest 13% below NY |
| Washington Heights and Wallkill 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 |
$2,554±$447Highest 58% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$6,425Lowest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±37.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Washington Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 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% |
2.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.