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Wallkill vs Washington Heights 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 the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Washington Heights has grown the fastest since 2010 (+30.6%).
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 | Washington Heights | Wappinger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
2,383Lowest |
28,252 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2% NY: +4.2% |
+30.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2 4% above NY |
34.6±6.4Lowest 13% below NY |
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% |
26.9%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8Lowest 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%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
7.9%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.9% NY: 40.2% |
36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$81,686±$37kLowest 5% below 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±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$366,700±$43k 13% below NY |
$394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
| Wappinger and Washington Heights are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80 10% above NY |
$2,554±$447Highest 58% above NY |
$1,708±$94Lowest 5% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$6,425 about the NY average |
$6,236Lowest 5% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±37.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Wallkill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% NY: 14% |
13.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% NY: 54.3% |
71.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.1%±2.3Lowest 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 | — | #93 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.4 |
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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.