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Hoosick vs Harmony
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 the most people working from home (16.3%).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k 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 | Harmony |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,671Highest |
2,344Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% 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 | 22.2%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest 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+ | 22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest 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+ | 24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Lowest 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 | $63,372±$21kHighest 26% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% 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 | $177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148Highest 46% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% 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 | $4,071Highest 38% below NY |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest 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 | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
8.5Lowest |
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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.