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Windham vs Hancock vs Rensselaerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Hancock has the youngest population (median age 33.8).
Rensselaerville has the highest household income ($90k).
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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 | Hancock | Rensselaerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432 |
435Lowest |
1,901Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 45% above U.S. |
33.8±11.6Lowest 13% below U.S. |
54±3.3 39% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Hancock and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Hancock 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 5% below U.S. |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$90,324±$26kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Rensselaerville 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±$74kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$187,900±$11kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$259,800±$36k 22% below U.S. |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$939±$19 34% below U.S. |
$1,264±$152Highest 11% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$3,511 13% above U.S. |
$5,247Highest 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.7%±61.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.