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Champlain vs Peekskill 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
Champlain has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Peekskill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Champlain | Peekskill | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,667Lowest |
25,625Highest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+7.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3 12% above NY |
41.8±2.6Lowest 5% above NY |
44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Hoosick and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2% NY: 40.2% |
37.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
5.5%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peekskill and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$85,954±$5kHighest about the NY average |
$63,372±$21k 26% below NY |
| Peekskill and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$395,600±$30kHighest 7% below NY |
$177,200±$21k 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102 45% below NY |
$2,036±$125Highest 26% above NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Lowest 44% below NY |
$7,842Highest 19% above NY |
$4,071 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peekskill and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5% NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
32 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Peekskill 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 | #54 of 484 in NY | #360 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | PEEKSKILL HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
9.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.