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Pine Plains vs Gallatin vs Ancram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pine Plains has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Gallatin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
Ancram has the most expensive homes ($449k 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 | Pine Plains | Gallatin | Ancram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,243Highest |
1,667 |
1,389Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.1±6.6 26% above NY |
54.4±3.4Highest 37% above NY |
46.8±2.3Lowest 18% above NY |
| Gallatin and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±5.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ancram and Pine Plains are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1 NY: 7% |
| Pine Plains and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,109±$18kHighest 19% above NY |
$89,412±$14kLowest 4% above NY |
$99,773±$22k 16% above NY |
| Pine Plains and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,600±$32kLowest 25% below NY |
$394,300±$40k 7% below NY |
$449,000±$38kHighest 6% above NY |
| Ancram and Gallatin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,508±$291Highest 7% below NY |
$900±$537Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,131±$148 30% below NY |
| Pine Plains and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,614Lowest 30% below NY |
$5,763Highest 12% below NY |
$4,947 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±39.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.8%±72.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25%±44.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Pine Plains and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 19% below NY |
30 min 9% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±6.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
20.1%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Gallatin and Ancram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | PINE PLAINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.