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Pine Bush vs Hillburn
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 affordable homes ($318k median).
Hillburn has the most people working from home (11.4%).
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 | Hillburn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,868Highest |
1,289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.9±13.3Lowest 22% below NY |
33.1±5.7Highest 17% below NY |
| Hillburn and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±9.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.3%±8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hillburn and Pine Bush 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% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Pine Bush and Hillburn 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 |
$90,917±$18kHighest 6% above NY |
| Hillburn and Pine Bush 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 |
$487,000±$55kHighest 15% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,390±$389Lowest 14% below NY |
$2,193±$354Highest 35% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605Lowest 15% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±23.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.8%±25Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hillburn 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%Highest NY: 14% |
4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
51.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 16% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hillburn and Pine Bush are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.