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Hoosick vs Java vs Cambridge
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 most homeowners (95.2%).
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($300k 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 | Java | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671Highest |
2,049 |
1,912Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5 13% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
46.4±4Highest 17% above NY |
| Cambridge 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% |
19.1%±5.3Lowest 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% |
23.4%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cambridge 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% |
40.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$87,796±$14k about the NY average |
| Java and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,200±$21kLowest 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$300,300±$41kHighest 29% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148 46% below NY |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,064±$103Highest 34% below NY |
| Cambridge and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071 38% below NY |
$3,775Lowest 43% below NY |
$6,317Highest 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±41.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cambridge and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Cambridge 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.