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Lancaster vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | Lancaster | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,113Highest |
6,671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±4.7Highest 13% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| Lancaster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,148±$7kHighest 23% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Lancaster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$177,200±$21kLowest 58% 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 | $969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Lancaster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932Highest 25% below NY |
$4,071Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest 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 | 6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1954Highest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.