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Hoosick vs Barre vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Lenox has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Hoosick | Barre | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671Lowest |
8,412 |
8,658Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
42.2±6.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
45.1±2Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Lenox and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,372±$21kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$65,625±$7k 19% below U.S. |
$75,900±$8kHighest 6% below U.S. |
| Lenox and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,200±$21k 47% below U.S. |
$210,400±$15kHighest 37% below U.S. |
$161,600±$9kLowest 51% below U.S. |
| Barre and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,093±$58Highest 23% below U.S. |
$935±$83 34% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$5,192Highest 66% above U.S. |
$4,184 34% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Highest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hoosick and Barre 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | #412 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | Spaulding Union High School | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
10.7 |
13.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.