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Lenox vs Busti vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the highest household income ($76k).
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Lenox | Busti | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
7,452 |
6,671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2 13% above NY |
46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| Busti and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest 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 | $75,900±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
$67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Lenox and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$164,600±$12k 61% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Hoosick and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Busti and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184Highest 36% below NY |
$3,876Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,071 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Busti 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 | #412 of 484 in NY | — | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
— | 9.7Lowest |
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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.