Compare towns
Winfield vs Windham vs Richfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winfield has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Richfield has the most renters (28.3% rent).
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 | Winfield | Windham | Richfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874 |
1,432Lowest |
1,949Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.3 about the NY average |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
37±7.3Lowest 7% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
5.7%±4.2 NY: 7% |
| Windham and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,917±$10k 22% below NY |
$76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$59,833±$14kLowest 30% below NY |
| Windham and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,500±$20kLowest 67% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$146,400±$15k 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
$850±$295Highest 48% below NY |
$802±$72 51% below NY |
| Windham and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,378 64% below NY |
$3,363Highest 49% below NY |
$2,207Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±26 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.1%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 1 yr older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 9% above NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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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.