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Windham vs Buchanan vs Rensselaerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Buchanan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Rensselaerville has the most affordable homes ($260k median).
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 | Windham | Buchanan | Rensselaerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
2,397Highest |
1,901 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
38.5±3.5Lowest 3% below NY |
54±3.3 36% above NY |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.1%±6.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8% NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17kLowest 11% below NY |
$128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$90,324±$26k 5% above NY |
| Buchanan and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74k 26% below NY |
$525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
$259,800±$36kLowest 39% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,953±$836Highest 20% above NY |
$1,264±$152 22% below NY |
| Buchanan and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,247 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
34%±23 NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±61.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
0.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.