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Busti vs Vienna 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
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
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 | Busti | Vienna | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
5,184Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 17% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| Vienna and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest 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% |
22.6%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Busti 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 |
$83,244±$10kHighest 3% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Vienna 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±$12k 61% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Hoosick and Busti 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 |
$928±$166 43% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Busti and Vienna 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 |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5 NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Vienna 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% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Busti 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 | — | #436 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.