East Williston vs Thomaston

A side-by-side comparison of East Williston and Thomaston: population, income, housing, and more.

East Williston and Thomaston are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thomaston has the higher population (2,734 vs 2,627 in East Williston). East Williston has the higher median household income ($236,000 vs $152,206 in Thomaston). East Williston has the higher median home value ($1,060,200 vs $1,044,900 in Thomaston).

Population, income & housing

	East Williston	Thomaston
Population	2,627	2,734
Median age	42.2 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$236,000	$152,206
Median home value	$1,060,200	$1,044,900
Median gross rent	—	$2,408
Housing units	812	1,051
Homeownership rate	97.6%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	71.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Williston	Thomaston
Population	2,572 → 2,627 (+2.1%)	2,629 → 2,734 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$196,625 → $236,000 (+20.0%)	$128,889 → $152,206 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$876,300 → $1,060,200 (+21.0%)	$837,800 → $1,044,900 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,239 → $2,408 (+7.5%)

East Williston

Population

2,5722,627

Median household income

$196,625$236,000

Median home value

$876,300$1,060,200

Thomaston

Population

2,6292,734

Median household income

$128,889$152,206

Median home value

$837,800$1,044,900

Median gross rent

$2,239$2,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Williston	Thomaston
Under 5	5.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.9%
25 to 34	6.9%	6.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.9%
75 and over	6.6%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Williston	Thomaston
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	47.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	14.5%	47.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Williston	Thomaston
No high school diploma	4.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	10.5%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	32.7%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Williston	Thomaston
Drove alone	53.5%	50.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	2.6%
Public transit	21.9%	22.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	22.1%
Other means	4.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Williston	Thomaston
1-unit, detached	99.4%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	24.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Williston	Thomaston
Poverty rate	1.8%	7.3%
Average household size	3.26	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	38	41
Median year structure built	1951	1952