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Poughkeepsie vs Poughkeepsie vs Red Oaks Mill
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 the most people working from home (18.6%).
Poughkeepsie has the most renters (61.2% rent).
Red Oaks Mill has the most homeowners (98.9%).
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 | Poughkeepsie | Poughkeepsie | Red Oaks Mill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 45,636Highest |
31,958 |
3,254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38.1±2.4 4% below NY |
46.9±4.2Highest 18% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Poughkeepsie and Red Oaks Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.4%±1.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Poughkeepsie and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.2% NY: 40.2% |
31.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 18.2%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
7.6%±1.5 NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,724±$6k 14% above NY |
$60,741±$6kLowest 29% below NY |
$116,467±$37kHighest 35% above NY |
| Red Oaks Mill and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $354,900±$11k 16% below NY |
$283,700±$15kLowest 33% below NY |
$364,300±$18kHighest 14% below NY |
| Red Oaks Mill and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,677±$69Highest 3% above NY |
$1,400±$100Lowest 14% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,183Highest 24% above NY |
$5,718Lowest 13% below NY |
$7,019 7% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±8.2 NY: 52.1% |
60%±5.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Poughkeepsie and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
2.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.9% NY: 54.3% |
38.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
98.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.6%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #157 of 484 in NY | #460 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.