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Red Hook vs Mendon vs Cornwall
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).
Mendon has the most kids (25% under 18).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Mendon | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,108 |
9,019Lowest |
12,755Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
+1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY |
42.6±2.6 7% above NY |
42.3±2.7Lowest 6% above NY |
| Red Hook and Mendon 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% |
25%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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% |
19.1%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
19%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Red Hook and Mendon 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% |
63.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
49.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7kLowest 31% above NY |
$131,778±$17kHighest 53% above NY |
$114,635±$11k 33% above NY |
| Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,000±$25k about the NY average |
$388,700±$37kLowest 8% below NY |
$444,800±$27kHighest 5% above NY |
| Cornwall and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101 11% below NY |
$1,207±$208Lowest 26% below NY |
$1,803±$124Highest 11% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229Lowest 25% above NY |
$8,808 34% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.5%±7.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±11.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Cornwall 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% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% NY: 54.3% |
79.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
24.5%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
16.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mendon and Red Hook 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 | #20 of 484 in NY | #29 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
10.2Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.