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Long Lake vs Newcomb vs Kinderhook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Long Lake has the most kids (15.5% under 18).
Newcomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Kinderhook has the most people working from home (26.4%).
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 | Long Lake | Newcomb | Kinderhook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 875 |
490Lowest |
1,072Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -3.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.5±6.8 37% above NY |
59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
53.5±5.1Lowest 34% above NY |
| Newcomb and Long Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
11.3%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Long Lake and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Long Lake and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.6 NY: 7% |
13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Newcomb and Long Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,731±$7kLowest 17% below NY |
$108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$93,250±$32k 8% above NY |
| Newcomb and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $279,200±$17k 34% below NY |
$254,800±$47kLowest 40% below NY |
$372,400±$36kHighest 12% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $823±$102Lowest 49% below NY |
— | $990±$447Highest 39% below NY |
| Kinderhook and Long Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,568 61% below NY |
$1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$5,772Highest 12% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.6%±40.1 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.2%±37Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kinderhook and Long Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% NY: 54.3% |
91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 57% below NY |
17 min 48% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 11%±5.6 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
26.4%±7.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #146 of 484 in NY |
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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.