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Windham vs Dix vs Conesville
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Conesville has the most homeowners (94.9%).
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 | Conesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432 |
3,660Highest |
750Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
50.1±2.8 26% above NY |
50±8.1Lowest 26% above NY |
| Windham and Dix 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%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Conesville and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Conesville 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% |
28.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.3Lowest 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±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$74,000±$14k 14% below NY |
| Windham and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$214,300±$31k 49% below NY |
| Windham and Conesville 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 |
$892±$296Highest 45% below NY |
| Conesville 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 |
$3,500Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
42 minHighest 28% above NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Conesville 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.