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Hyde Park vs Milton vs Esopus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most expensive homes ($331k median).
Milton has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Esopus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Hyde Park | Milton | Esopus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,240Highest |
19,036 |
9,561Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.2% NY: +4.2% |
+5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
42.2±2.3 6% above NY |
48.8±2.6Highest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
21.3%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Milton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Esopus and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.1 NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,094±$8kLowest about the NY average |
$100,322±$9kHighest 17% above NY |
$88,837±$8k 3% above NY |
| Milton and Esopus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,200±$15kHighest 22% below NY |
$311,500±$19k 26% below NY |
$272,200±$30kLowest 36% below NY |
| Hyde Park and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$117Lowest 24% below NY |
$1,423±$89 12% below NY |
$1,471±$362Highest 9% below NY |
| Esopus and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,039Highest 7% above NY |
$4,385Lowest 33% below NY |
$5,488 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±10.1 NY: 52.1% |
36.5%±14.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hyde Park and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5% NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.9% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 12% below NY |
25 minLowest 23% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Milton 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 | #160 of 484 in NY | #330 of 484 in NY | #51 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · WEST PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.3 |
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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.