Compare towns
Cornish vs Hoosick vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($296k median).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Cornish | Hoosick | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Lowest |
6,671Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 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+ | 27.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hoosick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$63,372±$21k 22% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21k 47% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227Highest 14% below U.S. |
$881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$4,071Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hoosick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 8% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hoosick and Cornish 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cornish 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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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.