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Busti vs Hoosick vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.8%).
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 | Busti | Hoosick | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452 |
6,671Lowest |
8,219Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+53.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
46.6±2.5Highest 17% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Vernon and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
$77,601±$6kHighest 10% below NY |
| Vernon and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$177,200±$21k 58% below NY |
$202,100±$11kHighest 52% below NY |
| Vernon and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
$900±$127 44% below NY |
| Busti and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 41% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
$3,656Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
26%±6.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
22 min 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Vernon 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 | #368 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7 |
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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.