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Maybrook vs Akron vs Catskill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maybrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Akron has the most affordable homes ($207k median).
Catskill has the most people working from home (17%).
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 | Maybrook | Akron | Catskill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,142 |
2,897Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7% NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.7±4.8 30% above NY |
53±5Highest 33% above NY |
47.2±6.8Lowest 19% above NY |
| Akron and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±6 NY: 20.5% |
12.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Maybrook and Akron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.6%±7.3 NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±8.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Akron and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.7% NY: 40.2% |
32.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±2.5 NY: 7% |
5%±3Highest NY: 7% |
| Catskill and Akron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,389±$21k 16% below NY |
$44,935±$8kLowest 48% below NY |
$79,423±$15kHighest 8% below NY |
| Catskill and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,500±$22kHighest 39% below NY |
$207,000±$19kLowest 51% below NY |
$242,500±$49k 43% below NY |
| Maybrook and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,517±$284Highest 6% below NY |
$739±$136Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,087±$212 33% below NY |
| Maybrook and Catskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,245Highest 5% below NY |
$3,746Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,755 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±18.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.2%±27.3 NY: 52.1% |
38.6%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Maybrook and Akron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
11.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
58.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±7.3 NY: 14.9% |
17%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Catskill and Akron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.