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Copake vs Gerry vs Taghkanic
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).
Taghkanic has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Copake | Gerry | Taghkanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,313Highest |
1,668 |
1,283Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.3±3Highest 49% above NY |
52.4±5.7Lowest 32% above NY |
55.6±3.1 40% above NY |
| Copake and Taghkanic 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%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Gerry and Taghkanic 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%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Copake and Taghkanic 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% |
44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Gerry and Taghkanic 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 |
$86,250±$16k about the NY average |
| Copake and Taghkanic 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 |
$442,400±$39kHighest 4% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$546Highest 26% below NY |
$1,138±$260Lowest 30% below NY |
$1,148±$609 29% below NY |
| Copake and Taghkanic 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 |
$6,121Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±42.3 NY: 52.1% |
61.2%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.3%±37Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Taghkanic 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.