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Brookfield vs Harmony vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($69k).
Harmony has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brookfield | Harmony | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150Lowest |
2,344 |
6,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
41.8±7 5% above NY |
44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.1% NY: 40.2% |
24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9kHighest 20% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$63,372±$21k 26% below NY |
| Brookfield and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 64% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$881±$148 46% below NY |
| Brookfield and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 51% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
32 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5Lowest |
9.7Highest |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.