Compare towns
Red Hook vs DeWitt vs Mount Kisco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Red Hook has the highest household income ($112k).
DeWitt has the most affordable homes ($244k median).
Mount Kisco has the most expensive homes ($478k 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 | Red Hook | DeWitt | Mount Kisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,108 |
25,589Highest |
10,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
41.4±2 4% above NY |
40.9±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Red Hook and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5% NY: 40.2% |
49%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7kHighest 31% above NY |
$92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$96,534±$11k 12% above NY |
| Red Hook and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,000±$25k about the NY average |
$243,500±$13kLowest 43% below NY |
$478,300±$87kHighest 13% above NY |
| Mount Kisco and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101 11% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,494±$138Highest 8% below NY |
| Mount Kisco and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229Highest 25% above NY |
$6,113Lowest 7% below NY |
$7,615 16% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.6% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 20% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Mount Kisco 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 | #181 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY | #451 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.