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Haverstraw vs New City
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
New City has the highest household income ($173k).
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 | New City |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,325Lowest |
34,458Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±3.2Lowest 4% below NY |
42.8±1.2Highest 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Haverstraw and New City 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% |
20.2%±1.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
58.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| New City and Haverstraw are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$10kLowest 13% below NY |
$173,046±$13kHighest 101% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $361,100±$15kLowest 15% below NY |
$650,700±$13kHighest 54% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,114±$164Lowest 30% above NY |
$2,242±$196Highest 38% above NY |
| New City 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%±12.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
72.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| New City and Haverstraw 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% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.3%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
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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.