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Kirkland vs Suffern
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 the shortest commute (18 min average).
Suffern has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
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 | Kirkland | Suffern |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,786Lowest |
11,441Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±2Lowest 4% below NY |
40.7±3.5Highest about the NY average |
| Suffern 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% |
23.5%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Suffern and Kirkland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 24.5%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,926±$8kLowest 4% below NY |
$104,607±$14kHighest 22% above NY |
| Suffern 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 |
$382,100±$30kHighest 10% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,087±$68Lowest 33% below NY |
$2,091±$179Highest 29% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,286Lowest 4% below NY |
$8,692Highest 32% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±11.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.7%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #209 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.