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DeWitt vs Schroeppel 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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Schroeppel has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | DeWitt | Schroeppel | Red Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,060 |
7,938Lowest |
11,108Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±4.4Lowest 4% above NY |
45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
42.7±2.4 7% above NY |
| Schroeppel and Red Hook 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% |
22.6%±3 NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Schroeppel 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% |
19.8%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Schroeppel 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% |
30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$73,082±$9kLowest 15% below 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 |
$188,400±$14kLowest 56% below NY |
$430,000±$25kHighest about the NY average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$257 28% below NY |
$972±$69Lowest 40% 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 |
$4,546Lowest 31% below NY |
$8,229Highest 25% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5 NY: 52.1% |
62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 484 in NY | #277 of 484 in NY | #181 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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| 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.