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Red Hook vs Ballston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Red Hook has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Ballston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21%).
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 | Red Hook | Ballston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,108Lowest |
12,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+21%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
42.6±2.1Lowest 7% above NY |
| Red Hook and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ballston and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Red Hook and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
50.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7kLowest 31% above NY |
$116,161±$14kHighest 35% above NY |
| Ballston and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,000±$25kHighest about the NY average |
$373,200±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101Lowest 11% below NY |
$1,688±$220Highest 4% above NY |
| Ballston and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229Highest 25% above NY |
$6,103Lowest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.2%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
19.3%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Ballston 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 | #181 of 484 in NY | #33 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
11.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.