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Hoosick vs Harmony vs Bennington
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%).
Harmony has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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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 | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671 |
2,344Lowest |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
41.8±7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.7±2.3 15% above U.S. |
| Hoosick and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
22.9%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Harmony and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bennington and Hoosick 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% |
17.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington and Hoosick 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 22% below U.S. |
$58,600±$11kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$59,446±$7k 26% below U.S. |
| Hoosick and Bennington 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. |
$128,300±$15kLowest 61% below U.S. |
$213,300±$15kHighest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148 38% below U.S. |
$788±$40Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,133±$63Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071 31% above U.S. |
$2,805Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$4,513Highest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Hoosick 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% |
9.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hoosick and Bennington 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
8.5Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.