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Kinderhook vs Jay
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 people working from home (26.4%).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Jay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,072Lowest |
2,354Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.5±5.1Highest 34% above NY |
48.8±4.6Lowest 23% above NY |
| Kinderhook and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Jay 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% |
25.3%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Kinderhook and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kinderhook and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,250±$32kHighest 8% above NY |
$72,380±$19kLowest 16% below NY |
| Kinderhook and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,400±$36kHighest 12% below NY |
$196,900±$22kLowest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $990±$447Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,272±$366Highest 22% below NY |
| Jay and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,772Highest 12% below NY |
$3,741Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±37Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kinderhook and Jay 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% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 26.4%±7.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #146 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.