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Coeymans vs Scriba
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coeymans has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Scriba has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
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 | Coeymans | Scriba |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,240Highest |
6,603Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.8Highest 17% above NY |
46.3±3.1Lowest 16% above NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Scriba and Coeymans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Scriba and Coeymans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,403±$8kHighest 11% above NY |
$92,036±$17kLowest 7% above NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,100±$13kHighest 45% below NY |
$158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,053±$157Highest 35% below NY |
$980±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% below NY |
$3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±13Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Coeymans and Scriba 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 | #428 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.