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Red Hook vs Milan 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 most people working from home (22.9%).
Milan has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Milan | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,108 |
2,301Lowest |
12,755Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3% NY: +4.2% |
+1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4 7% above NY |
50.8±4.7Highest 28% above NY |
42.3±2.7Lowest 6% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.5 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cornwall and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Milan and Red Hook 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% |
48.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7k 31% above NY |
$104,318±$25kLowest 21% above NY |
$114,635±$11kHighest 33% 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 |
$456,800±$59kHighest 8% above NY |
$444,800±$27k 5% above NY |
| Milan 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 |
$1,515±$351 7% below NY |
$1,803±$124Highest 11% above NY |
| Cornwall and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229 25% above NY |
$7,946Lowest 21% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±21.1Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5% NY: 54.3% |
82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 min 19% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
19.7%±8.2 NY: 14.9% |
16.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Red Hook and Milan 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 |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 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.