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Warwick vs Valley Stream
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Valley Stream has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Warwick | Valley Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,859Lowest |
40,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±2.9Highest 11% above NY |
40.9±1.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Warwick and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Valley Stream and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Warwick and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
39.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.7%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Valley Stream and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $119,328±$10kLowest 39% above NY |
$133,190±$13kHighest 55% above NY |
| Valley Stream and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,800±$16kLowest 8% above NY |
$616,100±$10kHighest 45% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,496±$157Lowest 8% below NY |
$2,124±$227Highest 31% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,982Lowest 52% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57%±11.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Warwick and Valley Stream are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minLowest 22% above NY |
41 minHighest 25% above NY |
| Work from home | 20.3%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WARWICK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2 |
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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.