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Stuyvesant vs Wright vs Kinderhook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stuyvesant has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Kinderhook has the most people working from home (18%).
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 | Stuyvesant | Wright | Kinderhook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,009 |
1,739Lowest |
8,229Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.7±6.1Highest 30% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
47.2±4Lowest 19% above NY |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kinderhook and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.4%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
43.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Kinderhook and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,000±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$81,989±$23k 5% below NY |
| Wright and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$58kLowest 47% below NY |
$242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
$349,900±$19kHighest 17% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
$953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,065±$111 34% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,720Lowest 43% below NY |
$5,279 20% below NY |
$5,979Highest 9% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±15.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Kinderhook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 22% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
26 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #146 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | KINDERHOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | ICHABOD CRANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.