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Windham vs Hague vs Taghkanic
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%).
Hague has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Taghkanic has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Hague | Taghkanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Highest |
703Lowest |
1,283 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1 42% above NY |
61.3±11.8Highest 54% above NY |
55.6±3.1Lowest 40% above NY |
| Hague and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
8%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Taghkanic and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.8%±10.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Hague and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44% NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±3.3 NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Hague 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 |
$81,845±$12k 5% below NY |
$86,250±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Taghkanic and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kLowest 26% below NY |
$325,900±$124k 23% below NY |
$442,400±$39kHighest 4% above NY |
| Taghkanic and Hague 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 |
$714±$144Lowest 56% below NY |
$1,148±$609Highest 29% below NY |
| Taghkanic and Windham 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 |
$3,491 47% below NY |
$6,121Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±50.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.3%±37 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.4% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
13%±9.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Taghkanic and Windham 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.