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Hanover vs Troy vs Silver Creek
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Silver Creek has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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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 | Hanover | Troy | Silver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
1,749Lowest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
44.5±5.7 14% above U.S. |
36.8±2.6Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.4%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Silver Creek and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Silver Creek and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 11% below U.S. |
$87,938±$11kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$63,854±$26kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Troy and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
$233,200±$21kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$125,400±$17kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Highest 30% below U.S. |
$646±$323Lowest 54% below U.S. |
$967±$175 32% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$3,644Highest 17% above U.S. |
$3,350 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.3%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±13Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Silver Creek and Hanover 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Troy School District | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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U.S. 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.