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LaGrange vs Wappinger vs Pleasant Valley
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 homeowners (86.1%).
Wappinger has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Pleasant Valley has the most people working from home (15%).
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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 | Wappinger | Pleasant Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,384 |
28,252Highest |
9,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NY: +4.2% |
+4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±1.6Lowest 4% above NY |
43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
44.8±4.4Highest 13% above NY |
| Pleasant Valley and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
| LaGrange and Pleasant Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pleasant Valley and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
36%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
40.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
7.7%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Pleasant Valley and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,586±$10kHighest 41% above NY |
$95,234±$10kLowest 11% above NY |
$101,731±$16k 18% above NY |
| LaGrange and Pleasant Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $408,600±$20kHighest 4% below NY |
$394,800±$11k 7% below NY |
$374,500±$32kLowest 12% below NY |
| LaGrange and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,455±$1kLowest 10% below NY |
$1,708±$94 5% above NY |
$1,898±$356Highest 17% above NY |
| Pleasant Valley and Wappinger 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 |
$6,236Lowest 5% below NY |
$8,106 23% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±20.1 NY: 52.1% |
45.7%±7.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.5%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Pleasant Valley and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
15%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Pleasant Valley and Wappinger 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 | #81 of 484 in NY | #93 of 484 in NY | #297 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.4Highest |
13.4Lowest |
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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.