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Deerpark vs Hastings
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerpark has the most expensive homes ($247k median).
Hastings has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.1%).
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 | Deerpark | Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,452Lowest |
9,345Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±5.3Highest 14% above NY |
43.1±3.7Lowest 8% above NY |
| Deerpark and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Deerpark and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Hastings and Deerpark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,081±$7kLowest 15% below NY |
$84,027±$8kHighest about the NY average |
| Hastings and Deerpark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,400±$20kHighest 42% below NY |
$187,700±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,747±$485Highest 8% above NY |
$917±$129Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,654Highest 14% below NY |
$4,565Lowest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±11.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Deerpark and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
31 minLowest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hastings and Deerpark 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 | #154 of 484 in NY | #328 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.