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Copake vs Ancram vs Ellery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Copake has the highest household income ($114k).
Ancram has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Ellery has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Copake | Ancram | Ellery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313 |
1,389Lowest |
4,073Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.5% NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
46.8±2.3Lowest 18% above NY |
56.1±4.5 41% above NY |
| Copake and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.3%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Ancram and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.4%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±6.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Ellery and Copake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $113,611±$40kHighest 32% above NY |
$99,773±$22k 16% above NY |
$86,833±$12kLowest about the NY average |
| Copake and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,000±$49k 23% below NY |
$449,000±$38kHighest 6% above NY |
$235,900±$29kLowest 44% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$1,131±$148 30% below NY |
$845±$189Lowest 48% below NY |
| Copake and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,630Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,947Highest 25% below NY |
$3,796 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
25%±44.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.9%±16.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Copake and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
9.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3% NY: 54.3% |
89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 3% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
20.1%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ancram and Copake 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 | #302 of 484 in NY | — | #241 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Highest |
— | 7.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.