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Wayne vs Cortlandt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the most affordable homes ($267k median).
Cortlandt has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Wayne | Cortlandt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,033Lowest |
41,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
44.6±1.5Lowest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,938±$17kLowest 6% above NY |
$140,030±$10kHighest 63% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,700±$150kLowest 37% below NY |
$579,500±$16kHighest 37% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$304Lowest 36% below NY |
$2,030±$135Highest 25% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,967Lowest 40% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.7%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cortlandt and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.6%±2.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.