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Sand Lake vs Schodack
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sand Lake has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Schodack has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Sand Lake | Schodack |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,326Lowest |
12,933Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
46.1±1.9Lowest 16% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Schodack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Lake and Schodack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Schodack and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sand Lake and Schodack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $120,089±$23kHighest 40% above NY |
$108,074±$13kLowest 26% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Schodack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$28kHighest 21% below NY |
$302,100±$19kLowest 29% below NY |
| Sand Lake and Schodack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,033±$199Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,273±$182Highest 21% below NY |
| Schodack and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,341Highest 4% below NY |
$6,301Lowest 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.7%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 24% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
13%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sand Lake and Schodack 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 | #13 of 484 in NY | #187 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SCHODACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL | MAPLE HILL JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.9Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.