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Hubbardton vs Union vs Elmore

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hubbardton has the most people working from home (24%).
Union has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).

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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.

MeasureHubbardtonUnionElmore
People
Population
831Lowest
55,078Highest
964
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48±13.6Highest
23% above U.S.
41.4±1.2Lowest
6% above U.S.
45±3.5
16% above U.S.
Hubbardton and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±6.4
U.S.: 22%
19%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±9.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Elmore and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
32.1%±10.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
14.6%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hubbardton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
43.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
33%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±0.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$102,321±$18kHighest
27% above U.S.
$61,713±$2kLowest
24% below U.S.
$98,750±$24k
22% above U.S.
Hubbardton and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$293,800±$42k
12% below U.S.
$149,900±$5kLowest
55% below U.S.
$315,800±$47kHighest
5% below U.S.
Elmore and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,708±$259Highest
21% above U.S.
$936±$37Lowest
34% below U.S.
$1,225±$263
13% below U.S.
Hubbardton and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,284Highest
69% above U.S.
$4,200Lowest
35% above U.S.
$5,066
62% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.6%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.2%±5.6
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±65.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hubbardton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
58.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
27% above U.S.
18 minLowest
33% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
24%±17.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Hubbardton and Elmore 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 — #199 of 484 in NY —
School district — UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90
High school in town — UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.4
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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.