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Busti vs Windsor vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the highest household income ($67k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Windsor | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
2,060Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$9kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$63,372±$21k 22% below U.S. |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22k 49% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21kHighest 47% below U.S. |
| Hoosick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 23% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Busti and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$4,071 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.