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Harmony vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | Harmony | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,344Lowest |
6,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Harmony and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$63,372±$21kHighest 26% below NY |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$881±$148Highest 46% below NY |
| Hoosick and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Harmony 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 | — | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
9.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.