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Deerpark vs Lumberland
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 kids (20.4% under 18).
Lumberland has the most people working from home (14.6%).
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 | Deerpark | Lumberland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,068Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±5.3Lowest 14% above NY |
52.3±2.8Highest 31% above NY |
| Lumberland and Deerpark 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% |
13.1%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Deerpark and Lumberland 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% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Deerpark and Lumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Deerpark and Lumberland 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 |
$102,957±$22kHighest 20% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,400±$20kLowest 42% below NY |
$318,200±$20kHighest 25% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,747±$485Highest 8% above NY |
$938±$147Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,654Highest 14% below NY |
$5,123Lowest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Deerpark and Lumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest about the NY average |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #154 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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| 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.