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DeWitt 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 most affordable homes ($244k median).
Mount Kisco has the most expensive homes ($478k median).
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 | Mount Kisco |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,589Highest |
10,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
40.9±3.6Lowest 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 | 22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$96,534±$11kHighest 12% above NY |
| Mount Kisco 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 |
$478,300±$87kHighest 13% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,494±$138Highest 8% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,113Lowest 7% below NY |
$7,615Highest 16% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Mount Kisco 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% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 484 in NY | #451 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEDFORD 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.