Compare towns
Beekman vs Dover vs LaGrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beekman has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Dover has the most renters (30.5% rent).
LaGrange has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Beekman | Dover | LaGrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,069 |
8,393Lowest |
16,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±2Lowest 4% above NY |
42.2±6.6Highest 6% above NY |
41.3±1.6 4% above NY |
| Dover and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| LaGrange and Beekman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Dover and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% NY: 40.2% |
29%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| LaGrange and Beekman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,250±$13kHighest 47% above NY |
$91,803±$27kLowest 7% above NY |
$121,586±$10k 41% above NY |
| Beekman and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,800±$19kHighest 4% above NY |
$330,000±$35kLowest 22% below NY |
$408,600±$20k 4% below NY |
| Beekman and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,870±$375Highest 15% above NY |
$1,220±$165Lowest 25% below NY |
$1,455±$1k 10% below NY |
| Beekman and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,686 32% above NY |
$6,057Lowest 8% below NY |
$9,104Highest 38% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±22Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62%±14.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±20.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Dover and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
34 min 5% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.2%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±2 NY: 14.9% |
| Beekman and LaGrange 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 | #257 of 484 in NY | #207 of 484 in NY | #81 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | DOVER HIGH SCHOOL | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8Lowest |
14.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.