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Hoosick vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hoosick has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
Brookfield has the most affordable homes ($153k 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 | Hoosick | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,671Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield 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 26% below NY |
$69,205±$9kHighest 20% below NY |
| Brookfield and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Hoosick and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Brookfield and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071Highest 38% below NY |
$3,197Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest about the NY average |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Brookfield 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 | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.