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Wappinger vs Myers Corner
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 renters (36.7% rent).
Myers Corner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+56.1%).
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 | Wappinger | Myers Corner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,252Highest |
10,877Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+56.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±1.8Lowest 10% above NY |
49.2±2.6Highest 24% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wappinger and Myers Corner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Myers Corner and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Myers Corner and Wappinger 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 |
$105,718±$10kHighest 23% above NY |
| Myers Corner and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,800±$11kLowest 7% below NY |
$419,700±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$94Highest 5% above NY |
$1,610±$160Lowest about the NY average |
| Wappinger and Myers Corner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,236Lowest 5% below NY |
$6,503Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.1%±19.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Myers Corner and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Myers Corner and Wappinger 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.