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Windham vs Rensselaerville vs Schroon
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 expensive homes ($316k median).
Rensselaerville has the highest household income ($90k).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Rensselaerville | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
1,901Highest |
1,897 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
54±3.3Lowest 36% above NY |
54±9.9Lowest 36% above NY |
| 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 NY: 20.5% |
14%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroon 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 NY: 17.9% |
30.1%±6.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Schroon 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% |
40.1% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Schroon 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 |
$90,324±$26kHighest 5% above NY |
$69,955±$10kLowest 19% below NY |
| 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 26% below NY |
$259,800±$36kLowest 39% below NY |
$272,800±$21k 36% below NY |
| Windham and Schroon 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 |
$1,264±$152Highest 22% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Rensselaerville 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 |
$5,247Highest 20% below NY |
$3,291Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±61.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
0.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
89.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schroon 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.