Mid-Hudson Valley

Housing fulfills the basic human need for shelter and is a strong measure of a community's cost of living, relative wealth and general prosperity. In all cases, comparisons to state statistics reflect the state excluding New York City.

Homeownership rates have remained steady across the region and on par with the state at 70%.
Rates were similar across the Mid-Hudson Valley, except Putnam County with the highest rate at 82% in 2014-18.

The Mid-Hudson Valley experienced a decrease in the rate of homelessness since 2007.
In 2018, there were 17 homeless people per 10,000 residents in the region. Among the counties, Ulster County had the highest rate at 26 homeless people per 10,000 residents, followed by Sullivan County (25) while Orange County had the lowest rate at 13 homeless people per 10,000 residents in 2018. The region’s rate of homelessness decreased by 13% between 2007 and 2018, lower than the 21% decline in the national rate.

Owning a home has become harder in the Mid-Hudson Valley, with rising home values and income not keeping pace.
The affordability ratio (median home value divided by household income) was 3.5 in the region in 2014-18, up from 2.7 in 2000. Across the region, ratios ranged from a low of 3.0 in Sullivan County to a high of 3.7 in Columbia - all above the 3.0 considered affordable.

Rental housing has become less affordable between 2000 and 2014–18, similar to state and national trends.
Region-wide, 34% of the median household income went to cover rent in 2014-18, above the federal affordability guideline that housing should cost no more than 30% of household income. In 2014-18, renters in Sullivan County spent 30% of their income on rent, below Greene (43%) and Ulster (38%) renters, but above the 29% spent in the state. These proportions were up from 2000, 16 points in Greene and 9 points in Ulster and Orange counties.

INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Maintaining
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Household Types	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Decreasing
Plans of High School Graduates	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Maintaining
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Decreasing
Seniors Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Increasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Domestic Violence	Increasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
People Living wth HIV	Decreasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeless Persons	Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Renters	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing

INDICATORS

TREND | STATE

Homeownership Rates

Maintaining

Homeless Persons

Decreasing

Housing Affordability for Homeowners

Maintaining

Housing Affordability for Renters

Not Applicable