Compare towns
Poughkeepsie vs Kingston vs Fairview
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).
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Fairview has the most homeowners (64.7%).
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 | Kingston | Fairview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,958Highest |
23,911 |
6,213Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.1±2.4Highest 4% below NY |
37.2±1.2 7% below NY |
34.3±4Lowest 14% below NY |
| Poughkeepsie and Kingston 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% |
21%±2.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Kingston 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% |
16.9%±1.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Kingston 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% NY: 40.2% |
32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±1.5 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
20.1%±8.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,741±$6kLowest 29% below NY |
$68,186±$5kHighest 21% below NY |
$67,161±$19k 22% below NY |
| Kingston and Fairview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,700±$15k 33% below NY |
$315,500±$16kHighest 26% below NY |
$283,500±$39kLowest 33% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,400±$100Lowest 14% below NY |
$1,469±$91 9% below NY |
$1,641±$192Highest about the NY average |
| Fairview and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,718Lowest 13% below NY |
$5,935 10% below NY |
$7,496Highest 14% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±5.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±6.4 NY: 52.1% |
52.7%±18.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Poughkeepsie and Kingston 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% |
17.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 38.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
48.4% NY: 54.3% |
64.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Kingston 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 | #200 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL | KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.