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Hartford vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford has the most people working from home (14.1%).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($139k median).
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 | Hartford | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,895Lowest |
1,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±6.8Highest 10% above NY |
41.6±3.8Lowest 5% above NY |
| Hartford and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stockbridge and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hartford and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,163±$6kLowest 24% below NY |
$76,154±$12kHighest 11% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,500±$28kHighest 55% below NY |
$139,400±$15kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$102Highest 32% below NY |
$1,042±$88Lowest 36% below NY |
| Hartford and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,736Highest 43% below NY |
$2,951Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±45.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±22.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartford and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±11.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartford and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.