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Wheelock vs Hoosick vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Hoosick has the most renters (25.9% rent).
Glover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
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 | Wheelock | Hoosick | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
6,671Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.9±5.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
48.4±5.9 24% above U.S. |
| Wheelock and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
22.3%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Glover and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wheelock and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Glover and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20k 20% below U.S. |
$63,372±$21kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Glover and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37k 43% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$264,700±$34kHighest 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$973±$130Highest 31% below U.S. |
| Glover and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$4,071Highest 31% above U.S. |
$3,234 4% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.3%±64.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hoosick and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
32 min 21% above U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.8%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Glover 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 | — | #62 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | — | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.