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Blauvelt vs Clarkstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blauvelt has the highest household income ($174k).
Clarkstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Blauvelt | Clarkstown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,406Lowest |
86,937Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.7±7.1Lowest about the NY average |
44.4±1.1Highest 12% above NY |
| Clarkstown and Blauvelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Clarkstown and Blauvelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Clarkstown and Blauvelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
53.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.7%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
5.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $174,255±$37kHighest 103% above NY |
$136,883±$6kLowest 59% above NY |
| Blauvelt and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $644,600±$22kHighest 52% above NY |
$602,100±$10kLowest 42% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,410±$488Highest 49% above NY |
$2,185±$88Lowest 35% above NY |
| Blauvelt and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±20.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.5%±8.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 29% above NY |
32 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Clarkstown and Blauvelt 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 | — | #36 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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| 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.