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Red Hook vs Cornwall vs Mount Kisco
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Mount Kisco has the most expensive homes ($478k median).
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 | Cornwall | Mount Kisco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,108 |
12,755Highest |
10,737Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
42.3±2.7 6% above NY |
40.9±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Red Hook and Cornwall 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% |
21.5%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Cornwall and Mount Kisco 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% |
19%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Red Hook and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5% NY: 40.2% |
49.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7k 31% above NY |
$114,635±$11kHighest 33% above NY |
$96,534±$11kLowest 12% above NY |
| Cornwall 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±$25kLowest about the NY average |
$444,800±$27k 5% above NY |
$478,300±$87kHighest 13% above NY |
| Mount Kisco and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101Lowest 11% below NY |
$1,803±$124Highest 11% above NY |
$1,494±$138 8% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229 25% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$7,615Lowest 16% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Mount Kisco 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 | #29 of 484 in NY | #451 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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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.