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Pine Bush vs Crawford vs Shawangunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pine Bush has the most renters (57% rent).
Crawford has the most people working from home (14.7%).
Shawangunk has the most homeowners (82.8%).
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 | Pine Bush | Crawford | Shawangunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,868Lowest |
9,088 |
13,365Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.9±13.3Lowest 22% below NY |
39±3.6 about the NY average |
40.5±1.5Highest about the NY average |
| Shawangunk and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pine Bush and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.6%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.1% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5.4%±2 NY: 7% |
5.7%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Shawangunk and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,786±$27kLowest about the NY average |
$134,955±$11kHighest 57% above NY |
$109,536±$16k 27% above NY |
| Crawford and Shawangunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,200±$36kLowest 25% below NY |
$428,800±$34kHighest about the NY average |
$360,100±$16k 15% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,390±$389 14% below NY |
$1,621±$399Highest about the NY average |
$1,375±$281Lowest 15% below NY |
| Crawford and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605Lowest 15% below NY |
$8,265Highest 26% above NY |
$7,686 17% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±23.1 NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±14.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.4%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Shawangunk and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 28.4% NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.6% NY: 54.3% |
82.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 16% below NY |
31 min 4% below NY |
35 minHighest 7% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±2 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #276 of 484 in NY | #94 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.