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Wappinger vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wappinger has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($506k median).
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 | Wappinger | Freeport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,252Lowest |
44,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±1.8Highest 10% above NY |
40±1.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Freeport and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wappinger and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,234±$10kLowest 11% above NY |
$120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,800±$11kLowest 7% below NY |
$505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$94Lowest 5% above NY |
$2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,236Lowest 5% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Freeport and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wappinger and Freeport 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 | #93 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.4 |
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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.