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Lenox vs St. Albans vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the highest household income ($76k).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | St. Albans | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
6,954 |
6,671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 16% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 6% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$63,372±$21k 22% below U.S. |
| Lenox and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$9kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21k 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 34% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Highest 19% below U.S. |
$881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 34% above U.S. |
$4,436Highest 42% above U.S. |
$4,071Lowest 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hoosick and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
11.4 |
9.7Lowest |
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U.S. 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.