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Red Hook vs Ulster
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 most people working from home (22.9%).
Ulster has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
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 | Red Hook | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,108Lowest |
12,675Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Lowest 7% above NY |
45.8±2.2Highest 15% above NY |
| Ulster and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Red Hook and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ulster and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7kHighest 31% above NY |
$79,769±$7kLowest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,000±$25kHighest about the NY average |
$301,100±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101Highest 11% below NY |
$1,351±$178Lowest 17% below NY |
| Red Hook and Ulster 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 |
$5,197Lowest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Ulster 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% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #181 of 484 in NY | #456 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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| 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.