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Kirkland vs Beacon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirkland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
Beacon has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Kirkland | Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,786Lowest |
14,834Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±2Lowest 4% below NY |
42±2.2Highest 6% above NY |
| Beacon and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
48.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,926±$8kLowest 4% below NY |
$107,859±$21kHighest 25% above NY |
| Beacon and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,700±$35kLowest 31% below NY |
$471,600±$27kHighest 11% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,087±$68Lowest 33% below NY |
$1,658±$145Highest about the NY average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,286Lowest 4% below NY |
$7,958Highest 21% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.4%±9.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
61.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
41 minHighest 27% above NY |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #209 of 484 in NY | #423 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | BEACON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
10.6Lowest |
| 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.