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Wappinger vs Wallkill vs New Hackensack
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).
Wallkill has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
New Hackensack has the most people working from home (36.1%).
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 | Wallkill | New Hackensack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,252 |
31,023Highest |
957Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
41.2±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
46.4±10.8Highest 17% 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% |
20.7%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wallkill 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% |
15.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
7.8%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
6%±4.2Lowest 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 | $95,234±$10kLowest 11% above NY |
$96,076±$4k 12% above NY |
$145,179±$47kHighest 69% above NY |
| New Hackensack and Wallkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,800±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
$353,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$365,100±$30k 14% below NY |
| Wappinger and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$94Lowest 5% above NY |
$1,790±$80Highest 10% above NY |
$1,750±$1k 8% above NY |
| Wallkill 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 |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$5,846Lowest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
52.8%±8.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.4%±80.1Lowest 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 | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11%Highest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.1% NY: 54.3% |
90.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
36.1%±30Highest NY: 14.9% |
| New Hackensack 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 | #476 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| 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.