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Liberty vs Plattekill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Plattekill has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Liberty | Plattekill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,358Lowest |
10,406Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.5±3.6Lowest 8% below NY |
40.5±2.9Highest about the NY average |
| Plattekill and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Liberty and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Liberty and Plattekill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Plattekill and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,047±$6kLowest 21% below NY |
$103,045±$27kHighest 20% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,500±$51kLowest 41% below NY |
$310,000±$28kHighest 27% below NY |
| Plattekill and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $917±$71Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,250±$623Highest 23% below NY |
| Plattekill and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,882Lowest 11% below NY |
$7,155Highest 9% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.5%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.2%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Plattekill and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
66.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Plattekill and Liberty 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 | #379 of 484 in NY | #434 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.