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Hillside vs Ulster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hillside has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Ulster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
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 | Hillside | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 911Lowest |
12,675Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.5±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
45.8±2.2Lowest 15% above NY |
| Hillside and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hillside and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hillside and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Ulster and Hillside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $141,964±$26kHighest 65% above NY |
$79,769±$7kLowest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$41kHighest 11% above NY |
$301,100±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,351±$178 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,918Highest 35% above NY |
$5,197Lowest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hillside and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 28% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 24.3%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hillside and Ulster 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 | — | #456 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
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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.