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Wallkill vs Windham
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%).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,023Highest |
1,432Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wallkill and Windham 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 |
$76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
| Wallkill and Windham 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 |
$315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
| Wallkill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±8.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — |
| 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.