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Milton vs Hamlin vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Hamlin has the most affordable homes ($166k median).
Hyde Park has the most expensive homes ($331k 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 | Milton | Hamlin | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,036 |
8,652Lowest |
21,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.3Highest 6% above NY |
41.9±3.7 5% above NY |
40.7±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Milton and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Milton and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
20%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,322±$9kHighest 17% above NY |
$83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$87,094±$8k about the NY average |
| Milton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,500±$19k 26% below NY |
$166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
$331,200±$15kHighest 22% below NY |
| Hyde Park and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,423±$89Highest 12% below NY |
$1,062±$137Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,227±$117 24% below NY |
| Milton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,385 33% below NY |
$4,343Lowest 34% below NY |
$7,039Highest 7% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.8%±10.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9% NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 23% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.5%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Milton and Hyde Park 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 | #330 of 484 in NY | — | #160 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.3 |
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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.