Compare towns
Stony Point vs LaGrange vs Verplanck
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stony Point has the most expensive homes ($526k median).
LaGrange has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Verplanck has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Stony Point | LaGrange | Verplanck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,833 |
16,384Highest |
650Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±2.6 10% above NY |
41.3±1.6Lowest 4% above NY |
57.5±4.5Highest 44% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
0%±6.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| LaGrange and Stony Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
39.7%±15.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.2% NY: 40.2% |
48.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±1.4 NY: 7% |
5.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
10.5%±11Highest NY: 7% |
| Verplanck and Stony Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,958±$17kHighest 48% above NY |
$121,586±$10k 41% above NY |
$98,091±$35kLowest 14% above NY |
| Stony Point and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $525,900±$29kHighest 24% above NY |
$408,600±$20kLowest 4% below NY |
$447,700±$84k 6% above NY |
| Stony Point and Verplanck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,830±$170 13% above NY |
$1,455±$1kLowest 10% below NY |
$1,850±$341Highest 14% above NY |
| Verplanck and Stony Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$9,104 38% above NY |
$6,106Lowest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.4%±11.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±20.1 NY: 52.1% |
19.5%±35.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Stony Point and LaGrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.8% NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% NY: 54.3% |
86.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 6% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.7 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.4%±16.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Verplanck and Stony Point 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 | #381 of 484 in NY | #81 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND) | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.4 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.