Compare towns
Ancram vs Copake vs Kinderhook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ancram has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Copake has the highest household income ($114k).
Kinderhook has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
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 | Ancram | Copake | Kinderhook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,389 |
3,313Highest |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 18% above NY |
59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
53.5±5.1 34% above NY |
| Copake and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.4%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% NY: 40.2% |
37%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Kinderhook and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,773±$22k 16% above NY |
$113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$93,250±$32kLowest 8% above NY |
| Copake and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $449,000±$38kHighest 6% above NY |
$325,000±$49kLowest 23% below NY |
$372,400±$36k 12% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,131±$148 30% below NY |
$1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$990±$447Lowest 39% below NY |
| Copake and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,947 25% below NY |
$3,630Lowest 45% below NY |
$5,772Highest 12% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±44.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.5%±42.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.2%±37 NY: 52.1% |
| Copake and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8% NY: 54.3% |
78.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 6% above NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.1%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
15.1%±5.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
26.4%±7.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Kinderhook and Ancram 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 | — | #302 of 484 in NY | #146 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.