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Lenox vs Scriba vs Vienna 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
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
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 | Scriba | Vienna | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
6,603 |
5,184Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.1±2 13% above NY |
46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| Vienna and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest 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% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Vienna 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% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
26.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest 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 |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$83,244±$10k 3% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| Scriba and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9k 62% below NY |
$158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$177,200±$21kHighest 58% below NY |
| Hoosick and Lenox 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 |
$980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$928±$166 43% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| Scriba 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 |
$3,649 45% below NY |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,071 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.8% NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2% NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and Vienna 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 | — | #436 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town | 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.