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Catskill vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Catskill has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Catskill | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,321Highest |
10,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±3.9Highest 18% above NY |
45.1±4.7Lowest 13% above NY |
| Catskill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lancaster and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Catskill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Catskill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,321±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
$66,148±$7kLowest 23% below NY |
| Catskill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,000±$25kHighest 42% below NY |
$202,200±$16kLowest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$129Highest 34% below NY |
$969±$169Lowest 40% below NY |
| Catskill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,322Lowest 34% below NY |
$4,932Highest 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.1%±10.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lancaster and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Highest 6 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Catskill and Lancaster 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 | #243 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CATSKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.