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DeWitt vs Clay vs Mount Kisco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
Clay has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Mount Kisco has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | DeWitt | Clay | Mount Kisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,060 |
59,995Highest |
10,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
40.9±3.6 about the NY average |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$90,707±$6kLowest 6% above NY |
$96,534±$11k 12% above NY |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,600±$20k 30% below NY |
$205,900±$6kLowest 51% below NY |
$478,300±$87kHighest 13% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$257Lowest 28% below NY |
$1,240±$40 24% below NY |
$1,494±$138Highest 8% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,402 12% above NY |
$5,087Lowest 23% below NY |
$7,615Highest 16% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest NY: 14% |
8.4% NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 484 in NY | #249 of 484 in NY | #451 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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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.