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DeWitt vs Fishkill
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 most kids (22.1% under 18).
Fishkill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.6%).
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 | DeWitt | Fishkill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,589Highest |
22,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+9.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
45.9±2.1Highest 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fishkill and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$101,423±$8kHighest 18% above NY |
| Fishkill and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,500±$13kLowest 43% below NY |
$419,600±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,877±$104Highest 16% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,113Lowest 7% below NY |
$7,000Highest 6% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.5%±8.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fishkill and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| DeWitt and Fishkill 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 | #70 of 484 in NY | #421 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.