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Whitehall vs Whitehall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitehall has the most people working from home (1.6%).
Whitehall has the most renters (38.1% rent).
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 | Whitehall | Whitehall |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,005Highest |
2,690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.3±3.8Lowest 11% below NY |
36.8±4.8Highest 8% below NY |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.5%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.7%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,260±$6kHighest 37% below NY |
$47,683±$8kLowest 45% below NY |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,400±$9kHighest 73% below NY |
$102,000±$9kLowest 76% below NY |
| Whitehall and Whitehall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$96 40% below NY |
$975±$96 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,069Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,178Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±15 NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 20.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
29.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Highest 18 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.6%±1.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
0.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Whitehall and Whitehall 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 | #425 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WHITEHALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WHITEHALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.