Compare towns
Ogden vs Mamakating 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
Ogden has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Mamakating has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Ogden | Mamakating | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,208 |
12,728Lowest |
21,240Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NY: +4.2% |
+4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.3 about the NY average |
36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
40.7±2.5Highest about the NY average |
| Hyde Park and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Mamakating and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
13.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,563±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$90,631±$10k 5% above NY |
$87,094±$8kLowest about the NY average |
| Ogden and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,200±$13kLowest 45% below NY |
$246,800±$19k 42% below NY |
$331,200±$15kHighest 22% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$75 24% below NY |
$1,484±$168Highest 8% below NY |
$1,227±$117Lowest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the NY average |
$5,794Lowest 12% below NY |
$7,039Highest 7% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±14.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Mamakating and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3% NY: 54.3% |
75.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
29 min 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Ogden 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 | #170 of 484 in NY | #433 of 484 in NY | #160 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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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.