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Kingston vs Ossining vs Poughkeepsie
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 the most kids (21% under 18).
Ossining has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
Poughkeepsie has the most renters (61.2% rent).
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 | Ossining | Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 23,911Lowest |
26,950 |
31,958Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7% NY: +4.2% |
+9.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±1.2Lowest 7% below NY |
40.7±1.7Highest about the NY average |
38.1±2.4 4% below NY |
| Ossining and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Kingston and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.4%±1.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6% NY: 40.2% |
37.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
7.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Poughkeepsie and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,186±$5k 21% below NY |
$103,573±$17kHighest 20% above NY |
$60,741±$6kLowest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,500±$16k 26% below NY |
$449,100±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
$283,700±$15kLowest 33% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$91 9% below NY |
$2,154±$166Highest 33% above NY |
$1,400±$100Lowest 14% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935 10% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,718Lowest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±6.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.5%±9.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
60%±5.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Ossining and Poughkeepsie 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% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.4% NY: 54.3% |
51.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1952 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
9%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kingston and Ossining 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 | — | #460 of 484 in NY |
| School district | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL | — | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.