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Kinderhook vs Germantown vs Taghkanic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kinderhook has the most affordable homes ($372k median).
Germantown has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.9%).
Taghkanic has the most kids (13.8% under 18).
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 | Kinderhook | Germantown | Taghkanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
1,681Highest |
1,283 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.5±5.1Lowest 34% above NY |
56.4±5.2Highest 42% above NY |
55.6±3.1 40% above NY |
| Germantown and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
10.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Taghkanic and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
29.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% NY: 40.2% |
53%Highest NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kinderhook and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,250±$32k 8% above NY |
$97,564±$12kHighest 13% above NY |
$86,250±$16kLowest about the NY average |
| Germantown and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,400±$36kLowest 12% below NY |
$493,200±$80kHighest 16% above NY |
$442,400±$39k 4% above NY |
| Germantown and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $990±$447Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,344±$1kHighest 17% below NY |
$1,148±$609 29% below NY |
| Germantown and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,772 12% below NY |
$5,226Lowest 21% below NY |
$6,121Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±37Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.9%±17.1 NY: 52.1% |
37.3%±37Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kinderhook and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.5% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 min 28% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 26.4%±7.3 NY: 14.9% |
25.6%±7.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Taghkanic and Kinderhook 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 | #146 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| 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.