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Windham vs LaGrange

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%).
LaGrange has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).

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.

MeasureWindhamLaGrange
People
Population
1,432Lowest
16,384Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.3%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+1.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
56.5±5.1Highest
42% above NY
41.3±1.6Lowest
4% above NY
Kids under 18
11.1%±4.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
22.3%±2.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
31.4%±5.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
15.6%±1.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43.8%Highest
NY: 40.2%
43.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±5Highest
NY: 7%
5.4%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
Windham and LaGrange 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
$121,586±$10kHighest
41% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,600±$74kLowest
26% below NY
$408,600±$20kHighest
4% below NY
LaGrange 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
$1,455±$1kHighest
10% below NY
LaGrange 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
$9,104Highest
38% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
68.9%±35.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
51.3%±20.1Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Windham and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.4%Highest
NY: 14%
6.8%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
NY: 54.3%
86.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
26 yrs newer than NY
1974Lowest
15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
18% below NY
33 minHighest
about the NY average
Work from home
17.1%±6.9Highest
NY: 14.9%
10.2%±2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Windham and LaGrange 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 — #81 of 484 in NY
School district — ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.4
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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.