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Ramapo vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ramapo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.6%).
Albany has the most affordable homes ($235k median).
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 | Ramapo | Albany |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 152,401Highest |
100,492Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
32±0.6Highest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
17.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,463±$4kHighest 4% below NY |
$61,986±$3kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
$234,700±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,787±$53Highest 10% above NY |
$1,216±$37Lowest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,091Lowest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
22.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Albany and Ramapo 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 | #385 of 484 in NY | #355 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL | ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
15.2Highest |
| 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.