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Ramapo vs Clarkstown
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%).
Clarkstown has the oldest population (median age 44.4).
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 | Clarkstown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 152,401Highest |
86,937Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 25.1±0.5Lowest 37% below NY |
44.4±1.1Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 39.8%±0.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.9%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Clarkstown and Ramapo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,463±$4kLowest 4% below NY |
$136,883±$6kHighest 59% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $653,100±$18kHighest 54% above NY |
$602,100±$10kLowest 42% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,787±$53Lowest 10% above NY |
$2,185±$88Highest 35% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.5%±3.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.5%±8.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Ramapo and Clarkstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.3%±1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #385 of 484 in NY | #36 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY) · SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RAMAPO HIGH SCHOOL | CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
12.1Lowest |
| 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.