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Catskill vs Catskill
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 (17%).
Catskill has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
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 | Catskill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,779Lowest |
11,321Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.2±6.8Highest 19% above NY |
47±3.9Lowest 18% above NY |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,423±$15kHighest 8% below NY |
$69,321±$10kLowest 19% below NY |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,500±$49kLowest 43% below NY |
$246,000±$25kHighest 42% below NY |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,087±$212Highest 33% below NY |
$1,062±$129Lowest 34% below NY |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,755Highest 28% below NY |
$4,322Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.6%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±10.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Catskill and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
68.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1953Highest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 17%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Catskill and Catskill 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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| 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.