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White Creek vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
White Creek has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
Hoosick has the most people working from home (16.3%).
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 | White Creek | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,261Lowest |
6,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48±3.1Highest 21% above NY |
44.9±5.5Lowest 13% above NY |
| White Creek and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hoosick and White Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hoosick and White Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±4.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| White Creek and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,853±$5kHighest 15% below NY |
$63,372±$21kLowest 26% below NY |
| White Creek and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,600±$22kHighest 52% below NY |
$177,200±$21kLowest 58% below NY |
| White Creek and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$270Highest 22% below NY |
$881±$148Lowest 46% below NY |
| White Creek and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,455Highest 32% below NY |
$4,071Lowest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 82.9%±19.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 7% above NY |
32 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hoosick and White Creek 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 | #278 of 484 in NY | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4Lowest |
9.7Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.