How much do homeowners pay a month in Scotchtown, NY?

Name: Homeowner costs in Scotchtown, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Scotchtown, NY pay a median of $2,268 (±$91) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $939 (±$145).

74.8% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Scotchtown, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,313 in 2015–2019 to $2,268 in 2020–2024 (−1.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $2,268 (±$91)
Without a mortgage: $939 (±$145)
Owned with a mortgage: 74.8%

Monthly owner costs in Scotchtown

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scotchtown	Orange County	New York	United States
With a mortgage	$2,268 (±$91)	$2,664 (±$34)	$2,555 (±$9)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$939 (±$145)	$1,140 (±$27)	$958 (±$5)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	74.8% (±5.7 points)	66.5% (±1.3 points)	57.8% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$6,919 (±$531)	$8,494 (±$149)	$6,582 (±$21)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Scotchtown, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Orange County ($2,664).

It is also lower than in New York ($2,555).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,963).

In Orange County, Scotchtown ranks 9 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 264 of 404.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Scotchtown have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,313 (±$182)	$2,268 (±$91)	−1.9%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$6,206 (±$334)	$6,919 (±$531)	+11.5%	Down after inflation
Median home value	$248,900 (±$14,158)	$344,300 (±$14,450)	+38.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Scotchtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scotchtown
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Scotchtown	—	$2,268 (±$91)	—
Washington Heights	2.4 mi	$2,518 (±$360)	Not measurably different
Mechanicstown	2.4 mi	$2,182 (±$369)	Not measurably different
Middletown	3.7 mi	$2,294 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Village of Goshen	5.5 mi	$2,502 (±$504)	Not measurably different
Town of Hamptonburgh	6.5 mi	$3,101 (±$374)	Higher
Town of Goshen	6.6 mi	$3,166 (±$195)	Higher
Village of Bloomingburg	6.6 mi	$2,917 (±$452)	Higher
Town of Crawford	7.1 mi	$2,598 (±$304)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Hamptonburgh, NY ($3,101), Town of Goshen, NY ($3,166), Village of Bloomingburg, NY ($2,917).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
3	Walton Park	$2,832 (±$184)
4	Firthcliffe	$2,772 (±$209)
5	Balmville	$2,691 (±$232)
6	Washington Heights	$2,518 (±$360)
7	New Windsor (community)	$2,507 (±$179)
8	Orange Lake	$2,403 (±$219)
9	Scotchtown	$2,268 (±$91)
10 (tie)	Gardnertown	$2,182 (±$262)
10 (tie)	Mechanicstown	$2,182 (±$369)
12	Pine Bush	$1,991 (±$328)
13	Vails Gate	$1,908 (±$160)
14	Sparrow Bush	$1,858 (±$260)
15	Mountain Lodge Park	$1,485 (±$849)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Scotchtown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Wallkill, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Scotchtown

What is the average mortgage payment in Scotchtown?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Scotchtown, NY is $2,268 (±$91) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Scotchtown?

Owners without a mortgage in Scotchtown pay a median of $939 (±$145) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Scotchtown gone up?

In Scotchtown, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $2,313 in 2015–2019 to $2,268 in 2020–2024 (−1.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Scotchtown CDP, New York (place:65882, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.