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Clarkstown vs Ramapo
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 the oldest population (median age 44.4).
Ramapo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.6%).
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 | Clarkstown | Ramapo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 86,937Lowest |
152,401Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±1.1Highest 12% above NY |
25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clarkstown and Ramapo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $136,883±$6kHighest 59% above NY |
$82,463±$4kLowest 4% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $602,100±$10kLowest 42% above NY |
$653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,185±$88Highest 35% above NY |
$1,787±$53Lowest 10% above NY |
| 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% |
66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ramapo and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
54.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 484 in NY | #385 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1Lowest |
13.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.