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Copake vs Gerry vs Ancram
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).
Gerry has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
Ancram has the most expensive homes ($449k 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 | Gerry | Ancram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313Highest |
1,668 |
1,389Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4% NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
52.4±5.7 32% above NY |
46.8±2.3Lowest 18% above NY |
| Copake and Gerry 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% |
20.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ancram and Gerry 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% |
29.9%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% NY: 40.2% |
23.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Gerry 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 |
$68,667±$12kLowest 20% below NY |
$99,773±$22k 16% above NY |
| 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 |
$119,200±$10kLowest 72% below NY |
$449,000±$38kHighest 6% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$1,138±$260 30% below NY |
$1,131±$148Lowest 30% below NY |
| Copake and Gerry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,630 45% below NY |
$2,606Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,947Highest 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3 NY: 52.1% |
61.2%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
25%±44.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Gerry and Copake 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%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8% NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 3% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.1%±3.5Highest 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 | — | — |
| School district | TACONIC HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CASSADAGA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | TACONIC HILLSJUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.