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Germantown vs Livingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Germantown has the most people working from home (25.6%).
Livingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).
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 | Germantown | Livingston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,681Lowest |
3,616Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.4±5.2Highest 42% above NY |
45.7±4.5Lowest 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
10.9%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Livingston and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Germantown and Livingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Livingston and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,564±$12kHighest 13% above NY |
$54,024±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,200±$80kHighest 16% above NY |
$309,100±$100kLowest 27% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,344±$1kHighest 17% below NY |
$1,225±$260Lowest 24% below NY |
| Germantown and Livingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,226Highest 21% below NY |
$4,173Lowest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±17.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
75%±74.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Livingston and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 28% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 25.6%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.8 |
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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.