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Poughkeepsie vs Fairview vs Cohoes
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 renters (61.2% rent).
Fairview has the most homeowners (64.7%).
Cohoes has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Fairview | Cohoes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,958Highest |
6,213Lowest |
18,159 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7% NY: +4.2% |
+12.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.1±2.4 4% below NY |
34.3±4Lowest 14% below NY |
38.6±2.6Highest 3% below NY |
| Cohoes and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
13.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cohoes and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±1.5 NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cohoes and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.9% NY: 40.2% |
27.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±1.5 NY: 7% |
20.1%±8.6Highest NY: 7% |
6.6%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,741±$6kLowest 29% below NY |
$67,161±$19kHighest 22% below NY |
$61,145±$6k 29% below NY |
| Fairview and Cohoes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,700±$15kHighest 33% below NY |
$283,500±$39k 33% below NY |
$223,400±$9kLowest 47% below NY |
| Poughkeepsie and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,400±$100 14% below NY |
$1,641±$192Highest about the NY average |
$1,251±$111Lowest 23% below NY |
| Fairview and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,718 13% below NY |
$7,496Highest 14% above NY |
$4,379Lowest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±5.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.7%±18.2 NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±8.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Poughkeepsie and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7% NY: 14% |
25.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 38.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
39.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cohoes and Fairview 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 | #460 of 484 in NY | — | #312 of 484 in NY |
| School district | POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | COHOES CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL | — | COHOES HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.