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DeWitt vs Red Hook vs DeWitt
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 most affordable homes ($244k median).
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Red Hook | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,589Highest |
11,108 |
11,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
41.4±4.4Lowest 4% 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 | 22.1%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4Highest 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+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest 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+ | 49%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.5% NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4 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 | $92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$112,363±$7k 31% above NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% 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 | $243,500±$13kLowest 43% below NY |
$430,000±$25kHighest about the NY average |
$297,600±$20k 30% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,436±$101Highest 11% below NY |
$1,172±$257 28% 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 | $6,113Lowest 7% below NY |
$8,229Highest 25% above NY |
$7,402 12% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6 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 | 8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% NY: 54.3% |
76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 46% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #70 of 484 in NY | #181 of 484 in NY | #70 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.