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Lenox vs Kiantone 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 most affordable homes ($162k median).
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Kiantone | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
1,865Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
44.9±5.5 13% above NY |
| Lenox and Hoosick 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% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest 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+ | 21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest 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±$8k 12% below NY |
$81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Kiantone and Lenox 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 |
$163,800±$14k 61% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Hoosick and Kiantone 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 |
$950±$666Highest 41% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Kiantone 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 |
$3,461Lowest 47% below NY |
$4,071 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone 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% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2% NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest 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 | #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 History | 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.