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Windham vs Hanover 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Hanover has the most kids (18% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
6,882Highest |
2,034 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2% NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
50.6±5.5Lowest 27% 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% |
18%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Hanover 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% |
26.7%±4.8Lowest 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% |
23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Hanover 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 |
$71,563±$9kLowest 17% 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 |
$141,500±$16kLowest 67% 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±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$993±$105Highest 39% below NY |
$967±$173 40% below NY |
| Hanover and Bolton 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 |
$2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,627Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±22.9 NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
27 min 19% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Hanover 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 | — | #196 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.