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42.13° N · 75.89° W · GEOID 3659245

Port Dickinson

Broome County, New York · part of the Binghamton, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

New YorkPort Dickinson, NYPort DickinsonPort Dickinson

The short answer

Port Dickinson is home to 1,635 people. Median household income is $69,375 a year and median rent is $898 a month, 15.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $142,800, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$898
34% below the median place
Median household income
$69,375
14% below the median place
Median home value
$142,800
55% below the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
45% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Port Dickinson

  • Half the homes were built before 1941, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Only 27% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 93% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 4.2% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 15.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 80% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 87 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Port Dickinson

Broome County loses about 5.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,159
Moved out5,974
Net−815

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Tioga County, NY498609−111
Queens County, NY271101+170
Susquehanna County, PA141204−63
Kings County, NY195139+56

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Broome County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Broome County report $52,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $63,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$35,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $898 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,383 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $142,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 12.4% work from home; 2.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Carnegie, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.7%
2% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$52,752
25% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-5.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.7%2% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%13% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-5.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$52,75225% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$63,25610% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 26.9%, 47% below the median place.

Port Dickinson15.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.5%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
46% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$59,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
26.9%
47% below the median place
Median year built1
1941
2% below the median place
Property tax rate1
2.5%
178% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$89834% below
Rent to income115.5%24% below
Property tax rate12.5%178% above
Home price to income12.1x46% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.98% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,21925% below
HUD area median income4County figure$88,60017% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,61411% above
Median home value1$142,80055% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.8%145% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.0%7% above
Homeownership158.2%12% below
Renters paying 30%+126.9%47% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,38326% below
Vacant homes112.7%79% above
Median year built119412% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 22 min, 13% below the median place.

Mean commute1
22 min
13% below the median place
Income per person1
$35,440
12% below the median place
Median household income1
$69,375
14% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$69,37514% below
Income per person1$35,44012% below
Unemployment1County figure7.1%45% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,7833% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs6County figure83,84544% below
Poverty rate111.7%9% above
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home112.4%0% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.6%202% above
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -4.2%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
-4.2%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
No health insurance1
2.6%
59% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband90.6% −2%
Median age40.1 +3%
Bachelor's or higher35.3% +10%
High school or higher91.8% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6356646th largest
Population change since 20207-4.2%below (median 1.1%)
Median age140.13% above
Bachelor's or higher135.3%10% above
High school or higher191.8%1% below
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure6.9%22% below
No health insurance12.6%59% below
Homes with broadband190.6%2% below
05

Life in Port Dickinson

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Bevier-Wright House listed 2008

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents24.5 2.4×
Playgrounds per 10k24.5 2.6×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.1 +16%
Shops32.3 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.2 −20%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher13
11.1
28% below the median place
Public schools13
52
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
24,594
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure52above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure24,594above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure11.128% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.116% above
Shops per 10k9County figure32.37% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure16.220% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k1024.5141% above
Playgrounds per 10k1024.5160% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 1,213)
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high14
81°F
7% below the median place
Average temperature14
47°F
15% below the median place
January average low14
15°F
41% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasurePort DickinsonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure81°F7% below
January average low14County figure15°F41% below
Average temperature14County figure47°F15% below
Annual precipitation14County figure43.8 in0% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.55% below
Hurricane risk15County figure77.810% above
Tornado risk15County figure83.63% above
Wildfire risk15County figure36.341% below
Heat wave risk15County figure70.522% below
08

Port Dickinson in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$898/mo (2024)$1,140/mo$940 to $1,390/mo+4.1%
Median household income$69,375 (2024)$87,000$73,500 to $103,000+3.9%
Median home value$142,800 (2024)$199,000$145,000 to $274,000+5.7%
Population1,654 (2025)1,6301,560 to 1,700−0.3%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Port Dickinson

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Carnegie, PA$890$67,656Compare
Brentwood, PA$860$68,904Compare
Springfield, IL$975$66,064Compare
Dunmore, PA$928$71,302Compare
Dunmore, PASpringfield, ILBrentwood, PACarnegie, PAPort Dickinson, NYPort DickinsonCarnegieBrentwoodSpringfieldPort DickinsonCarnegieBrentwoodSpringfield

Common questions

Is Port Dickinson a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1941, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. Only 27% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 66 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Port Dickinson expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $142,800.

What salary do you need to live in Port Dickinson?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Port Dickinson safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Port Dickinson?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Carnegie, PA, Brentwood, PA, Springfield, IL and Dunmore, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Port Dickinson with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Port Dickinson itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/port-dickinson-new-york

Citytistics. “Port Dickinson, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/port-dickinson-new-york/

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