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Windsor vs Tyre vs Smithville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (29.6% under 18).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Smithville has the most expensive homes ($173k median).
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 | Windsor | Tyre | Smithville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,128 |
1,054Lowest |
1,525Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.5±8.2Lowest 7% above NY |
44.5±4.4Highest 12% above NY |
43.1±3.2 8% above NY |
| Tyre and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.6%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Windsor and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.3 NY: 7% |
5.8%±5.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Smithville and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,794±$12kHighest 15% below NY |
$63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
$70,433±$7k 18% below NY |
| Windsor and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,800±$34kLowest 67% below NY |
$161,900±$36k 62% below NY |
$173,200±$42kHighest 59% below NY |
| Smithville and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$448Lowest 63% below NY |
$870±$153 46% below NY |
$889±$186Highest 45% below NY |
| Smithville and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,593 45% below NY |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
$4,254Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.3%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±31.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Tyre and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
29 min 11% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windsor and Tyre 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 | #47 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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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.