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Windham vs Rose
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%).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
2,126Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$76,200±$11kLowest 11% below NY |
| Windham and Rose 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 |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.