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Kingston vs Ulster
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 renters (51.6% rent).
Ulster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
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 | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 23,911Highest |
12,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±1.2Lowest 7% below NY |
45.8±2.2Highest 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Kingston and Ulster 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% |
22.7%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kingston and Ulster 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 |
$79,769±$7kHighest 7% below NY |
| Ulster and Kingston 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 |
$301,100±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Kingston and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$91Highest 9% below NY |
$1,351±$178Lowest 17% below NY |
| Kingston and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935Highest 10% below NY |
$5,197Lowest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±6.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kingston and Ulster 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% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kingston and Ulster 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 | #456 of 484 in NY |
| School district | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| 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.