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Beacon vs Kirkland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beacon has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Kirkland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Beacon | Kirkland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,834Highest |
9,786Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±2.2Highest 6% above NY |
38.3±2Lowest 4% below NY |
| Beacon and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.1%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
24.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,859±$21kHighest 25% above NY |
$82,926±$8kLowest 4% below NY |
| Beacon and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $471,600±$27kHighest 11% above NY |
$292,700±$35kLowest 31% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,658±$145Highest about the NY average |
$1,087±$68Lowest 33% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,958Highest 21% above NY |
$6,286Lowest 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±9.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.3%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 27% above NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 21.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #423 of 484 in NY | #209 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BEACON HIGH SCHOOL | CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
10.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.