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Glasco vs Maybrook vs Hounsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glasco has the most people working from home (8.6%).
Maybrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Hounsfield has the most homeowners (64.1%).
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 | Glasco | Maybrook | Hounsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,210Lowest |
3,142 |
3,257Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
+6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.1±10.5Highest 33% above NY |
51.7±4.8 30% above NY |
49.3±6.6Lowest 24% above NY |
| Glasco and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±6.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.9%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Maybrook and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±7.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.6%±7.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Glasco and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% NY: 40.2% |
24.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.7%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Maybrook and Glasco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,321±$25kLowest 29% below NY |
$72,389±$21k 16% below NY |
$82,981±$9kHighest 3% below NY |
| Hounsfield and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,400±$48kHighest 29% below NY |
$257,500±$22kLowest 39% below NY |
$258,100±$37k 39% below NY |
| Glasco and Hounsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$718Highest about the NY average |
$1,517±$284 6% below NY |
$1,315±$97Lowest 19% below NY |
| Glasco and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,197 21% below NY |
$6,245Highest 5% below NY |
$4,428Lowest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.8%±24.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.8%±18.2 NY: 52.1% |
52.6%±19.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Glasco and Maybrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7% NY: 54.3% |
49.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
64.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.6%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.5%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Glasco and Maybrook 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 | — | — | #156 of 484 in NY |
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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.