Kingston, NY vs Scotchtown, NY

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

MetricKingston, NYScotchtown, NY
Population23,91110,252
Median Household Income$68,186$96,689
Median Rent$1,469/mo$1,813/mo
Median Home Value$315,500$344,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)101109
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55%44.6%
Poverty Rate17.6%8.3%
Unemployment Rate3.6% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k41451*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6761,117*
Median AQI—27
Good AQI Days /yr—311
Summer Highs84°F80°F
Winter Lows14°F20°F
Snowfall59 in/yr44 in/yr
Avg Commute23.1 min28.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher10.9—
College Degree Rate32.6%31.5%
Foreign-Born %12.1%20.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.3%+5.5%

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 Scotchtown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.