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About Ghent
Town in New York, United StatesGhent is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States, with a ZIP code of 12075. The population was 5,303 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census population of 5,402. Ghent is centrally located in the county and is northeast of the city of Hudson.
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Housing in Ghent
The typical Ghent home is worth about $554,000, up 8% in a year, 5% above the New York typical home.
Schools in Ghent
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The public schools Ghent’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 60% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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