Compare towns
Windham vs Ulysses vs Durham
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%).
Ulysses has the most renters (32.5% rent).
Durham has the most kids (18.3% 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 | Ulysses | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
4,809Highest |
2,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
48.1±4.7Lowest 21% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
| Windham and Durham 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% |
14.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Durham and Ulysses 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% |
22.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8% NY: 40.2% |
52.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5 NY: 7% |
8.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ulysses and Windham 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 |
$71,400±$7kLowest 17% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
| Durham 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 |
$274,500±$32k 35% below NY |
$245,300±$26kLowest 42% below NY |
| Windham and Ulysses 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 |
$1,274±$319Highest 21% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
| Ulysses and Durham 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 |
$5,914Highest 10% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±6.8 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Ulysses 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 | — | #114 of 484 in NY | #100 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.