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Pleasant Valley vs LaGrange vs Salt Point
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pleasant Valley has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
LaGrange has the most homeowners (86.1%).
Salt Point has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Pleasant Valley | LaGrange | Salt Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,794 |
16,384Highest |
322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 44.8±4.4Highest 13% above NY |
41.3±1.6 4% above NY |
37.6±5.2Lowest 6% below NY |
| Pleasant Valley and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.3%±15Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| LaGrange and Pleasant Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±10.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pleasant Valley and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5% NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
5.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±9.6 NY: 7% |
| Pleasant Valley and Salt Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,731±$16kLowest 18% above NY |
$121,586±$10kHighest 41% above NY |
$117,750±$92k 37% above NY |
| LaGrange and Salt Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $374,500±$32k 12% below NY |
$408,600±$20kHighest 4% below NY |
$248,100±$159kLowest 41% below NY |
| LaGrange and Pleasant Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,898±$356Highest 17% above NY |
$1,455±$1kLowest 10% below NY |
$1,691±$158 4% above NY |
| Pleasant Valley and Salt Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,106Lowest 23% above NY |
$9,104Highest 38% above NY |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±20.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.2%±68.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Salt Point and Pleasant Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8% NY: 14% |
32.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.7% NY: 54.3% |
86.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
29.9%±22.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Salt Point and Pleasant Valley 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 | #297 of 484 in NY | #81 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.4 |
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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.