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Windham vs Dix vs Bolton
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%).
Dix has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Bolton has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Dix | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
3,660Highest |
2,034 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
50.1±2.8Lowest 26% above NY |
55.3±6.5 39% above NY |
| Windham and Bolton 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% |
13.7%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Dix and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.1%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bolton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$102,898±$20kHighest 20% above NY |
| Bolton and Windham 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 |
$165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$327,000±$105kHighest 23% below NY |
| Bolton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295 48% below NY |
$718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
$967±$173Highest 40% below NY |
| Bolton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363 49% below NY |
$3,141Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,627Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Bolton 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 | — | #391 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.