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Hoosick vs Java vs Busti
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%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Java | Busti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671 |
2,049Lowest |
7,452Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5 13% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Busti 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 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Busti 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
29.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Java 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 |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
| Java and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,200±$21k 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
| Java and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148 46% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
| Busti 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 |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$3,876 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti 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% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Busti 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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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.