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LaGrange 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
LaGrange has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Poughkeepsie has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | LaGrange | Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 16,384Lowest |
45,636Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.6Highest 4% above NY |
37.7±1.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Poughkeepsie and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
18.2%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $121,586±$10kHighest 41% above NY |
$97,724±$6kLowest 14% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,600±$20kHighest 4% below NY |
$354,900±$11kLowest 16% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,455±$1kLowest 10% below NY |
$1,677±$69Highest 3% above NY |
| Poughkeepsie and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,104Highest 38% above NY |
$8,183Lowest 24% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±20.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
51%±8.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| LaGrange and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.6%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #81 of 484 in NY | #157 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.4Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.