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Ancram vs Pine Plains vs Taghkanic
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).
Pine Plains has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Taghkanic has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Pine Plains | Taghkanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,389 |
2,243Highest |
1,283Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5% NY: +4.2% |
-10.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 18% above NY |
50.1±6.6 26% above NY |
55.6±3.1Highest 40% above NY |
| Taghkanic and Pine Plains 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% |
20.7%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ancram and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% NY: 40.2% |
40.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2 NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Taghkanic and Pine Plains 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 |
$102,109±$18kHighest 19% above NY |
$86,250±$16kLowest about the NY average |
| Pine Plains 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 |
$317,600±$32kLowest 25% below NY |
$442,400±$39k 4% above NY |
| Ancram and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,131±$148Lowest 30% below NY |
$1,508±$291Highest 7% below NY |
$1,148±$609 29% below NY |
| Pine Plains and Taghkanic 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 |
$4,614Lowest 30% below NY |
$6,121Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±44.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.6%±39.3 NY: 52.1% |
37.3%±37Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Taghkanic and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 6% above NY |
27 min 19% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.1%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Taghkanic and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.