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Lenox vs Windsor 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).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Windsor | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,658Highest |
3,554Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2Highest 16% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
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%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest 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. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% 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. |
$207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21k 47% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $935±$83 34% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Highest 27% below U.S. |
$881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,184 34% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,071Lowest 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hoosick and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%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% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hoosick and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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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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.