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Red Hook vs Saugerties
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%).
Saugerties has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Saugerties |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,108Lowest |
19,223Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.4Lowest 7% above NY |
47.8±3.6Highest 20% above NY |
| Saugerties and Red Hook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Red Hook and Saugerties are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Saugerties 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% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,363±$7kHighest 31% above NY |
$78,271±$9kLowest 9% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $430,000±$25kHighest about the NY average |
$335,400±$13kLowest 21% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,436±$101Highest 11% below NY |
$1,208±$77Lowest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,229Highest 25% above NY |
$6,126Lowest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
47%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Red Hook and Saugerties are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.9%±5.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #181 of 484 in NY | #215 of 484 in NY |
| School district | RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
| 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.