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Haverstraw vs Clarkstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Haverstraw has the most affordable homes ($361k median).
Clarkstown has the highest household income ($137k).
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 | Haverstraw | Clarkstown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,325Lowest |
86,937Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±3.2Lowest 4% below NY |
44.4±1.1Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Haverstraw and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
5.9%±0.7 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$10kLowest 13% below NY |
$136,883±$6kHighest 59% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$15kLowest 15% below NY |
$602,100±$10kHighest 42% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,114±$164Lowest 30% above NY |
$2,185±$88Highest 35% above NY |
| Clarkstown and Haverstraw are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,818Lowest 49% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.1%±12.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.5%±8.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Haverstraw and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #36 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.