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Esopus vs Pendleton vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Esopus has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Hyde Park has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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 | Esopus | Pendleton | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,561 |
7,034Lowest |
21,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.8±2.6Highest 23% above NY |
46.7±4.1 17% above NY |
40.7±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Esopus and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Pendleton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
20%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Esopus and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,837±$8k 3% above NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$87,094±$8kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Esopus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,200±$30kLowest 36% below NY |
$294,300±$39k 31% below NY |
$331,200±$15kHighest 22% below NY |
| Hyde Park and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,471±$362Highest 9% below NY |
$994±$119Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,227±$117 24% below NY |
| Esopus and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,488Lowest 17% below NY |
$6,623 about the NY average |
$7,039Highest 7% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.5%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hyde Park and Esopus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Hyde Park 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 | #51 of 484 in NY | #67 of 484 in NY | #160 of 484 in NY |
| School district | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · WEST PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5Highest |
12.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.