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Kingston vs Hillside
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Hillside has the highest household income ($142k).
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 | Kingston | Hillside |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,911Highest |
911Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±1.2Lowest 7% below NY |
46.5±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hillside and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
66.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kingston and Hillside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,186±$5kLowest 21% below NY |
$141,964±$26kHighest 65% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,500±$16kLowest 26% below NY |
$469,000±$41kHighest 11% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$91 9% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935Lowest 10% below NY |
$8,918Highest 35% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±6.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hillside and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.3%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hillside and Kingston 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 | #200 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.