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Wappinger vs Peekskill vs New Hackensack vs Poughkeepsie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wappinger has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Peekskill has the most renters (40.6% rent).
New Hackensack has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Poughkeepsie has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
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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 | Wappinger | Peekskill | New Hackensack | Poughkeepsie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 28,252 |
25,625 |
957Lowest |
45,636Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | +4.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±1.8 10% above NY |
41.8±2.6 5% above NY |
46.4±10.8Highest 17% above NY |
37.7±1.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| New Hackensack and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±6.3 NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wappinger and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.8% NY: 40.2% |
43.1% NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.1 NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±4.2 NY: 7% |
18.2%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,234±$10k 11% above NY |
$85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average |
$145,179±$47kHighest 69% above NY |
$97,724±$6k 14% above NY |
| New Hackensack and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,800±$11k 7% below NY |
$395,600±$30kHighest 7% below NY |
$365,100±$30k 14% below NY |
$354,900±$11kLowest 16% below NY |
| Peekskill and Wappinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$94 5% above NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$1,750±$1k 8% above NY |
$1,677±$69Lowest 3% above NY |
| Peekskill and New Hackensack are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,236 5% below NY |
$7,842 19% above NY |
$5,846Lowest 11% below NY |
$8,183Highest 24% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.7%±7.7 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.4%±80.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51%±8.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill and Poughkeepsie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
9.6% NY: 14% |
8.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3% NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
36 min 11% above NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
36.1%±30Highest NY: 14.9% |
18.6%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
| New Hackensack and Poughkeepsie 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 | #93 of 484 in NY | #360 of 484 in NY | — | #157 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SPACKENKILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | — | SPACKENKILL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.4Highest |
13.0 |
— | 10.1Lowest |
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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.