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Crawford vs Pine Bush
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crawford has the most people working from home (14.7%).
Pine Bush has the most renters (57% rent).
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 | Crawford | Pine Bush |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,088Highest |
1,868Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±3.6Highest about the NY average |
30.9±13.3Lowest 22% below NY |
| Crawford and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pine Bush and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Crawford and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $134,955±$11kHighest 57% above NY |
$86,786±$27kLowest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,800±$34kHighest about the NY average |
$318,200±$36kLowest 25% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,621±$399Highest about the NY average |
$1,390±$389Lowest 14% below NY |
| Crawford and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,265Highest 26% above NY |
$5,605Lowest 15% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±14.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±23.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pine Bush and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
28.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
28 minLowest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #276 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.6 |
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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.