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Poughkeepsie vs Troy
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 expensive homes ($284k median).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,958Lowest |
51,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.1±2.4Highest 4% below NY |
32.3±1.1Lowest 19% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Poughkeepsie and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±1.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
16.6%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,741±$6kHighest 29% below NY |
$58,477±$5kLowest 32% below NY |
| Poughkeepsie and Troy 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 |
$206,500±$10kLowest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,400±$100Highest 14% below NY |
$1,175±$29Lowest 28% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,718Highest 13% below NY |
$4,749Lowest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±5.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.7%±5.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Poughkeepsie and Troy 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% |
23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 38.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
37.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #460 of 484 in NY | #284 of 484 in NY |
| School district | POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | POUGHKEEPSIE HIGH SCHOOL | TROY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
11.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.