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Clarkstown vs Blauvelt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarkstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Blauvelt has the highest household income ($174k).
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 | Clarkstown | Blauvelt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 86,937Highest |
5,406Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±1.1Highest 12% above NY |
38.7±7.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Clarkstown and Blauvelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.4%±3.4Lowest 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+ | 20.6%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.4Lowest 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+ | 53.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
55.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
13.7%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $136,883±$6kLowest 59% above NY |
$174,255±$37kHighest 103% 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 | $602,100±$10kLowest 42% above NY |
$644,600±$22kHighest 52% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,185±$88Lowest 35% above NY |
$2,410±$488Highest 49% 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 | 57.5%±8.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±20.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
97.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest about the NY average |
42 minHighest 29% above NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±3.9Lowest 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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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.