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Niskayuna vs Niskayuna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Niskayuna has the most renters (19.4% rent).
Niskayuna has the highest household income ($137k).
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 | Niskayuna | Niskayuna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 21,227Lowest |
23,591Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.5Lowest 4% above NY |
41.6±1.3Highest 5% above NY |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.5%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
67.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $134,052±$10kLowest 56% above NY |
$137,349±$11kHighest 60% above NY |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,900±$13kLowest 16% below NY |
$362,000±$12kHighest 15% below NY |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,589±$156Highest about the NY average |
$1,586±$156Lowest about the NY average |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,982Highest 36% above NY |
$8,939Lowest 36% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.5%±14.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.3%±14.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 20.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.7%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Niskayuna and Niskayuna 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 | #31 of 484 in NY | #31 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.