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Milan vs Red Hook vs Pine Plains
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milan has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.3%).
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Pine Plains has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
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 | Milan | Red Hook | Pine Plains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,301 |
11,108Highest |
2,243Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-10.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±4.7Highest 28% above NY |
42.7±2.4Lowest 7% above NY |
50.1±6.6 26% above NY |
| Milan and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.5 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pine Plains and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pine Plains and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% NY: 40.2% |
57.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,318±$25k 21% above NY |
$112,363±$7kHighest 31% above NY |
$102,109±$18kLowest 19% above NY |
| Red Hook and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $456,800±$59kHighest 8% above NY |
$430,000±$25k about the NY average |
$317,600±$32kLowest 25% below NY |
| Milan and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,515±$351Highest 7% below NY |
$1,436±$101Lowest 11% below NY |
$1,508±$291 7% below NY |
| Milan and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,946 21% above NY |
$8,229Highest 25% above NY |
$4,614Lowest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±21.1 NY: 52.1% |
62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.6%±39.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Milan 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% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 19% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 minHighest 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.7%±8.2 NY: 14.9% |
22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Milan 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 | — | #181 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.