Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricJefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYPoughkeepsie, NY
Population14,15431,958
Median Household Income$157,083$60,741
Median Rent$2,106/mo$1,400/mo
Median Home Value$591,800$283,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)113109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income34.6%58.2%
Poverty Rate4%17.6%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k53*560
Property Crime Rate /100k557*1,105
Median AQI3834
Good AQI Days /yr301342
Summer Highs82°F81°F
Winter Lows20°F21°F
Snowfall40 in/yr59 in/yr
Avg Commute38.5 min23.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1012.7
College Degree Rate54.2%31.9%
Foreign-Born %13.2%22.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.1%+2.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Jefferson Valley-Yorktown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.