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SheetNY-MENANDS-NY · Menands, NY 4,503 pop · income 61st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Menands
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Menands on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hawaiian Beac… · lowest
42,154
Hawaiian Beac… · lowest
42,154 median HH income
23.8% of the leader · rank #1
Menands · this city
79,750
Menands · this city
79,750 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #2
Geneva · near
79,750
Geneva · near
79,750 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #3
Wallingford · near
79,750
Wallingford · near
79,750 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #4
Meadowbrook · near
79,750
Meadowbrook · near
79,750 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #5
Jolmaville · near
79,750
Jolmaville · near
79,750 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #6
Southampton · highest
177,045
Southampton · highest
177,045 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Menands on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,503.
Nationally, Menands sits in the 61st percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
61st
percentile, household income
53rd
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Menands, NY
New York's Menands is a small town, with 4,503 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Menands report a median income of $79,750 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.6%. Menands's housing stock carries a median value of $237,700, and the median resident age is 31.9 years. 45.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 71.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 67 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Active).
New York carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New York scores 107.9 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,579 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $285 across New York, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Menands's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Menands, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Menands growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +78 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 67 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 45.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Which cities make useful reference points for Menands?
Within New York, the closest population matches are Cobleskill (4,495 residents, $51,723 income); Canastota (4,527 residents, $71,250 income); Thiells (4,539 residents, $126,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Hawaiian Beaches, HI (4,503 residents); Stone Park, IL (4,504 residents); Rio Bravo, TX (4,502 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in Menands?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Menands?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.8%
Work from home
17.8%
Drive alone
74.1%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,613 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 7.6% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.9 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New York average
D
City profile score · Menands, NY
49/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A-
45.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C
$79,750
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate D
7.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
107.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Menands profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 80/100 (A-) · 45.2%
Household income: 59/100 (C) · $79,750
Poverty rate: 49/100 (D) · 7.6%
Cost of living: 12/100 (F) · 107.9 index
How does Menands compare to other US cities?
Where Menands sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income61% higher than other cities
Home value53% pricier than other cities
Median rent78% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Menands against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New York only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New York-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Menands near the bottom of New York's cities
Among the 1,256 New York cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Menands ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Menands only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#634 of 1,205
47th percentile in New York
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,256
0th percentile in New York
Median Home Value
#590 of 1,202
51st percentile in New York
Poverty Rate
#419 of 1,246
66th percentile in New York
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#395 of 1,254
68th percentile in New York
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New York only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
61st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Menands's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$237,70047th percentilemore affordable than 47% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Menands's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,593 of 15,516
More affordable than 58% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,597 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.0×, Menands sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,593 of 15,516 and #5,597 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$79,750Menands, NY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Menands, NY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Menands, NY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)45.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)71.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,503
Median Income
$79,750
Median Home Value
$237,700
Median Age
31.9
Poverty Rate
7.6%
Labor force participation
71.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
45.2%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Menands's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,537 residents
2021
4,513 residents
2022
4,478 residents
2023
4,472 residents
2024
4,489 residents
2025
4,615 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Active
Total Permits (2024)
67
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
67
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
14.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
67
0
67
$16.4M
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.1%
Carpool
1.6%
Public Transit
0.8%
Walk
3.5%
Work from Home
17.8%
Other
2.2%
Based on 2,613 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New York statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $285
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New York at $285 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $65 ).
These are New York statewide averages, not a meter reading for Menands. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New York's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.9 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Menands is $1,579/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New York statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 69.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New York statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Menands sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Menands compares to similar-size New York cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.