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Lenox vs Lancaster 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).
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 | Lenox | Lancaster | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658 |
10,113Highest |
6,671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
45.1±4.7Highest 13% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
21%±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% |
26.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$66,148±$7k 23% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Lenox and Lancaster 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 |
$202,200±$16kHighest 52% below NY |
$177,200±$21k 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 | $935±$83 42% below NY |
$969±$169Highest 40% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Lancaster and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 36% below NY |
$4,932Highest 25% below NY |
$4,071Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 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 | 10.4% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest 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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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.