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Poughkeepsie vs LaGrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poughkeepsie has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
LaGrange has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
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 | Poughkeepsie | LaGrange |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 45,636Highest |
16,384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.6Lowest 5% below NY |
41.3±1.6Highest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Poughkeepsie and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.2%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
5.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,724±$6kLowest 14% above NY |
$121,586±$10kHighest 41% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,900±$11kLowest 16% below NY |
$408,600±$20kHighest 4% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,677±$69Highest 3% above NY |
$1,455±$1kLowest 10% below NY |
| Poughkeepsie and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,183Lowest 24% above NY |
$9,104Highest 38% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±8.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±20.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| LaGrange and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #157 of 484 in NY | #81 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
14.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.