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DeWitt vs DeWitt vs Red Hook

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
DeWitt has the most affordable homes ($244k median).
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).

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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.

MeasureDeWittDeWittRed Hook
People
Population
11,060Lowest
25,589Highest
11,108
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-12.1%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
41.4±4.4Lowest
4% above NY
41.4±2Lowest
4% above NY
42.7±2.4Highest
7% above NY
Red Hook and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.8%±4Highest
NY: 20.5%
22.1%±2.3
NY: 20.5%
17.7%±2.5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.7%±2.5Highest
NY: 17.9%
19.2%±1.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
19.2%±2.5Lowest
NY: 17.9%
DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.1%Highest
NY: 40.2%
49%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
57.5%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
14.3%±2.4
NY: 7%
8.9%±1.3Lowest
NY: 7%
14.7%±2.3Highest
NY: 7%
Red Hook and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$123,864±$23kHighest
44% above NY
$92,218±$7kLowest
7% above NY
$112,363±$7k
31% above NY
DeWitt and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$297,600±$20k
30% below NY
$243,500±$13kLowest
43% below NY
$430,000±$25kHighest
about the NY average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,172±$257
28% below NY
$1,042±$73Lowest
36% below NY
$1,436±$101Highest
11% below NY
Red Hook and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,402
12% above NY
$6,113Lowest
7% below NY
$8,229Highest
25% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.3%±18.6
NY: 52.1%
44.4%±8.5Lowest
NY: 52.1%
62.8%±9.6Highest
NY: 52.1%
Red Hook and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.5%
NY: 14%
8.8%Highest
NY: 14%
8.2%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.7%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
73.6%
NY: 54.3%
76.5%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964
5 yrs newer than NY
1963Lowest
4 yrs newer than NY
1970Highest
11 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 minLowest
48% below NY
18 min
46% below NY
26 minHighest
20% below NY
Work from home
10.6%±3.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
11.4%±2.3
NY: 14.9%
22.9%±5.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #70 of 484 in NY #70 of 484 in NY #181 of 484 in NY
School district — JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.6Highest
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.