Compare towns
Hoosick vs Lancaster vs Lenox
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%).
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Lenox has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Lancaster | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671Lowest |
10,113Highest |
8,658 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
45.1±4.7Highest 13% above NY |
45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Lenox 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% |
21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24% NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Lenox 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 |
$66,148±$7k 23% below NY |
$75,900±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
| Lenox and Lancaster 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 |
$202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$161,600±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
| Lancaster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
$969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$935±$83 42% below NY |
| Lancaster and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071Lowest 38% below NY |
$4,932Highest 25% below NY |
$4,184 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Lancaster 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% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1% NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 5 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Lenox 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 | — | #412 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | — | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.