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Oneida vs Hoosick vs Verona
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Verona has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Oneida | Hoosick | Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
6,671 |
5,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
45.6±2.2 15% above NY |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4 NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Verona and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hoosick and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$63,372±$21k 26% below NY |
$83,534±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Verona and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$177,200±$21k 58% below NY |
$196,700±$21kHighest 54% below NY |
| Verona and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77Highest 44% below NY |
$881±$148 46% below NY |
$797±$134Lowest 51% below NY |
| Oneida and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778 43% below NY |
$4,071Highest 38% below NY |
$3,382Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1% NY: 54.3% |
91.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
19 min 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #106 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY | #311 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
9.7Lowest |
13.4Highest |
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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.