What stands out worked out from the figures below

Red Hook has the shortest commute (26 min average).

Mount Kisco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Red Hook	Mount Kisco
People
Population	11,108Highest	10,737Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2%	+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	42.7±2.4Highest 7% above NY	40.9±3.6Lowest about the NY average
	Red Hook and Mount Kisco 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%	19.6%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5%
	Mount Kisco 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%	18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Red Hook and Mount Kisco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.5%Lowest NY: 40.2%	57.7%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7%	4.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$112,363±$7kHighest 31% above NY	$96,534±$11kLowest 12% above NY
	Red Hook and Mount Kisco 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	$478,300±$87kHighest 13% above NY
	Mount Kisco 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±$101Lowest 11% below NY	$1,494±$138Highest 8% below NY
	Mount Kisco 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	$7,615Lowest 16% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1%	47.3%±14.6Lowest 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% NY: 14%	8.2% NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	76.5%Highest NY: 54.3%	71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY	1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 20% below NY	33 minHighest about the NY average
Work from home	22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9%	22.2%±6Lowest 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	#451 of 484 in NY
School district	RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	10.4	—
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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.