FOR PUBLIC POLICY
The Cost of Living Project tracks and assesses affordability across four New York State counties: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster. Our introductory report provides 2025 baseline measures of how affordability is currently perceived and experienced in the four-county area. Our goal is to inform and guide decision-making across a range of institutions, and our hope is that the resulting actions will cumulatively advance cost-of-living equity and result in more widespread opportunities for quality, affordable living in our region.
Initial April 2025 release:
- 04/09/25 Siena Research Institute Press Release
- 04/09/25 Cost of Living Survey Findings
Project Team
Kathleen (kt) Tobin, Ph.D., (BA, Sociology ’92), Director of the Benjamin Center, SUNY New Paltz
Meghann Crawford, MBA, (BS, Business ‘01), Director of Data Management, Siena College Research Institute
Robin Jacobowitz, Ph.D., Director of Education Projects, Benjamin Center, SUNY New Paltz
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