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Wappinger vs New Hackensack vs Peekskill vs New Windsor
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
New Hackensack has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Peekskill has the most renters (40.6% rent).
New Windsor has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | New Hackensack | Peekskill | New Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,252Highest |
957Lowest |
25,625 |
27,877 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | +7.8% NY: +4.2% |
+10.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
46.4±10.8Highest 17% above NY |
41.8±2.6Lowest 5% above NY |
42±1.6 6% above NY |
| New Hackensack and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±6.3 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| New Windsor and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
37.8% NY: 40.2% |
37.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
6%±4.2 NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wappinger and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
$145,179±$47kHighest 69% above NY |
$85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$95,071±$7k 11% above NY |
| New Hackensack 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±$11k 7% below NY |
$365,100±$30kLowest 14% below NY |
$395,600±$30kHighest 7% below NY |
$371,900±$12k 12% below NY |
| Peekskill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$94 5% above NY |
$1,750±$1k 8% above NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,606±$103Lowest about the NY average |
| Peekskill and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,236 5% below NY |
$5,846Lowest 11% below NY |
$7,842 19% above NY |
$8,249Highest 25% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
29.4%±80.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10 NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
| New Windsor and Peekskill 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% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
36 min 11% above NY |
37 min 14% above NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
36.1%±30Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| New Hackensack and New Windsor 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 | — | #360 of 484 in NY | #450 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · GREENBURGH-NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.4Highest |
— | 13.0 |
5.2Lowest |
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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.