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Cornwall vs Red Hook vs Wilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Wilton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Cornwall | Red Hook | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755 |
11,108Lowest |
17,456Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% NY: +4.2% |
-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7 6% above NY |
42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
41.3±3.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Red Hook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Cornwall and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wilton and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
52.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,635±$11kHighest 33% above NY |
$112,363±$7k 31% above NY |
$98,854±$11kLowest 15% above NY |
| Cornwall and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,800±$27kHighest 5% above NY |
$430,000±$25k about the NY average |
$402,000±$31kLowest 5% below NY |
| Cornwall and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$124Highest 11% above NY |
$1,436±$101Lowest 11% below NY |
$1,576±$340 about the NY average |
| Cornwall and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,229 25% above NY |
$4,482Lowest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.4%±12 NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NY: 14% |
8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
4.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% NY: 54.3% |
76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1999Highest 40 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
19.1%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Wilton 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 | #29 of 484 in NY | #181 of 484 in NY | #143 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD · SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.