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Kingston vs Thompson
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 people working from home (15.3%).
Thompson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,911Highest |
16,714Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+8.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±1.2Lowest 7% below NY |
40.4±3.9Highest about the NY average |
| Thompson and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Thompson 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% |
20.1%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Thompson and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Thompson and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,186±$5kHighest 21% below NY |
$65,021±$10kLowest 24% below NY |
| Kingston and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,500±$16kHighest 26% below NY |
$229,000±$19kLowest 46% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$91Highest 9% below NY |
$1,126±$109Lowest 31% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935Highest 10% below NY |
$5,079Lowest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±6.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.9%±9.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kingston and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
46.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #200 of 484 in NY | #452 of 484 in NY |
| School district | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL | MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
10.5Lowest |
| 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.