What is the cost of living in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 109.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 115.8, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,979/month.

What is the median salary in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?

The median salary in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh is $75,340 annually (mean: $79,926). Top occupations include Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Retail Salespersons, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

How safe is Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?

The violent crime rate in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area is 380 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1661 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?

The state of NY has 4,812 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Charter schools make up 7.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?

Infant center-based childcare in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area averages $13,869 per year. Preschool averages $11,679/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh a good place to relocate?

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh has a Life Score of 33.8/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh in the bottom decile of scored metros; compare individual dimensions to see where the biggest gaps are.

Where does Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh ranks #333 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY

BEA RPP 109.4 ranks #376 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

109.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,979
2BR rent / mo: $75,340
Median salary: 38.9
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh ranks #333 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (38.9/100), with its strongest marks in schools and job market.

#333
of 387 US metros · Below median: 19,867,248
metro-area population: 380
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,812
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: cost of living (3/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh ranks #333 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 109.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,979/mo, median salary $75,340; LiveAbility Score 38.9/100, strongest in schools and job market.

Signature: BEA RPP 109.4 ranks #376 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 109.4 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,979/mo.

LiveAbility 38.9/100 puts Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh in the bottom third (#333 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area is 258,260.

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

39 Top 86% higher than 14% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA; housing RPP 115.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,979/mo.

Studio

$1,364

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,549

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,979

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,511

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,694

/month

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh wages and employment

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh posts 258,260 total employment with median salary $75,340 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$75,340

Mean Salary

$79,926

Total Employment

258,260

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$39,040
Retail Salespersons	$36,160
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,510
Stockers and Order Fillers	$40,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,320

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area from NCES.

Schools

4,812

Enrollment

2,505,133

Student:Teacher

11.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$13,869

per year

Toddler (Center)

$12,979

per year

Preschool (Center)

$11,679

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh's composite Life Score is 33.8/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

3/100

Bottom decile

Wages

89/100

Elite

Rent

8/100

Bottom decile

Crime

37/100

Below average

Schools

4/100

Bottom decile

Childcare

19/100

Bottom decile

Environment

62/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh ranks #333 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 38.9/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (96/100)

Schools

96
Job market

89
Safety

37
Low hazard

22
Climate

22
Housing

8
Cost of living

3

What this shows Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh's strongest dimensions are schools and job market; its weakest among scored dims is cost of living at 3/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

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Metros near Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

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Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh runs a $75,340 median salary at a 109.4 cost index, ranking #333 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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