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Hancock vs Hadley
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 renters (47.3% rent).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 745Lowest |
2,074Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.5±8.7Lowest 32% above NY |
54.1±3Highest 36% above NY |
| Hadley and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hadley and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hancock and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,765±$9kLowest 40% below NY |
$73,750±$32kHighest 14% below NY |
| Hadley and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$34kLowest 65% below NY |
$194,200±$30kHighest 54% below NY |
| Hadley and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $958±$181Highest 41% below NY |
$900±$293Lowest 44% below NY |
| Hancock and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,756Highest 43% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.7%±22.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hancock and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±7.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley 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 | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.