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Hancock vs Wright vs Stuyvesant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($161k median).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Stuyvesant has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Hancock | Wright | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,769Highest |
1,739Lowest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.3±5.7Highest 36% above NY |
51.4±4.7Lowest 29% above NY |
51.7±6.1 30% above NY |
| Hancock and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Hancock and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,243±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$66,000±$15k 23% below NY |
| Wright and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,100±$8kLowest 62% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$224,400±$58k 47% below NY |
| Wright and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,052±$172 35% below NY |
$953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,098±$119Highest 32% below NY |
| Stuyvesant and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,584Lowest 61% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,720 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Hancock and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Hancock 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 | #471 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.