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Hoosick vs Harmony vs Granby
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Granby has the highest household income ($79k).
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 | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671Highest |
2,344Lowest |
6,497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5Highest 13% above NY |
41.8±7Lowest 5% above NY |
44.6±4.4 12% above NY |
| Hoosick and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
22.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest 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% |
18.8%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Granby 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% |
22.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Granby 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±$21k 26% below NY |
$58,600±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$79,338±$12kHighest 8% below NY |
| Granby 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 |
$128,300±$15kLowest 70% below NY |
$130,000±$23k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148 46% below NY |
$788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,088±$173Highest 33% below NY |
| Granby 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 |
$2,805Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,335 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.4%±45.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granby and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Granby 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 | — | #481 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
8.5Lowest |
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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.