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Hoosick vs Newfane vs Pittstown
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 affordable homes ($177k median).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Pittstown has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Newfane | Pittstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,671Highest |
1,456Lowest |
5,474 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
54.4±3.9Highest 40% above U.S. |
40.1±7.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and Pittstown 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% |
29.2%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newfane 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
46.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hoosick and Pittstown 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 22% below U.S. |
$66,719±$21k 17% below U.S. |
$92,098±$13kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Pittstown and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,200±$21kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$284,200±$49kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$256,800±$41k 23% below U.S. |
| Newfane and Pittstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,266±$238Highest 10% below U.S. |
$1,176±$263 17% below U.S. |
| Newfane and Pittstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,071Lowest 31% above U.S. |
$5,174Highest 66% above U.S. |
$5,091 63% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±13.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.9%±79.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.5%±24.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfane and Pittstown 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% |
10.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.3%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
30.8%±12.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfane and Hoosick 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.