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Rosendale 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
Rosendale has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Rosendale | Ulster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,744Lowest |
12,675Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53±4.4Highest 33% above NY |
45.8±2.2Lowest 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ulster and Rosendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Rosendale and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Ulster and Rosendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$20kLowest 16% below NY |
$79,769±$7kHighest 7% below NY |
| Ulster and Rosendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,300±$39kHighest 23% below NY |
$301,100±$27kLowest 29% below NY |
| Rosendale and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,467±$297Highest 10% below NY |
$1,351±$178Lowest 17% below NY |
| Rosendale and Ulster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,191Lowest 21% below NY |
$5,197Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±14.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ulster and Rosendale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 32% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.2%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Rosendale and Ulster 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 | — | #456 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
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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.