Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, organized in 1788, counts 6,678 residents.
Nothing here grades far from typical. Its lowest grade is for schools (C): its schools rank behind 70% of the state's. Taken together, its subjects give Hoosick a C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 504th of 745 in New York. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs about $177K, 2 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. Its National Register listings include Bennington Battlefield and Buskirk Covered Bridge. Tibbitts State Forest, at 840 acres with 3.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 11 places on the National Register.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Hoosick beats most towns.
Bennington Battlefield
Bennington Battlefield is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 3,375 in 1820, a peak of 10,471 in 1890, 6,711 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1767 and 3 maps from 1897 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hoosick is from typical.
Its best grade is an A+ for history (organized 1788; 11 places on the National Register; 6 notable people born here), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoosick, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hoosick.
Hoosick sends many workers across the state line, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
In 5 parks and preserves, walkers have 20 miles of trail. Hoosick’s trail density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Hoosick | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tibbitts State Forest | 3.8 mi | 840 |
| 2. Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site | 3.5 mi | 326 |
| 3. Lanford Wood Community Forest | 2.5 mi | 416 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Hoosick Falls Central School District. The largest public high school is Hoosick Falls High School, with 342 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosick Falls Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 407 | B− |
| Hoosick Falls High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 342 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
25% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Jobs based in Hoosick fell to 1,269 in 2023, 201 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave Hoosick for work: only 18% work in town. Its average commute stands at 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. In Hoosick, the typical household income is $63,000.
| Hoosick | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 75 inches of snow, with January nights at 14° and July afternoons at 82°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,628 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hoosick’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. All 3 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Pittstown (B+) to White Creek (B+).
Among adults in Hoosick, 27% get no exercise outside work. This New York town does better than the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. In Hoosick, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Hoosick | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hoosick | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 89% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.
The typical rent for Hoosick comes to $881 a month. 74% of Hoosick households own their home.
| Hoosick | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $881 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 flood insurance claims have been paid in Hoosick since 1986. Compared with 50% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hoosick after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Expected losses in Hoosick break down as 71% from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hoosick. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MountainMount Greylock
14 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
7 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
37 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
37 mi TheatreTanglewood
25 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hoosick
About 4 of every 100 Hoosick residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
11 places in Hoosick on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Hoosick.
Town in New York, United States
Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,711 at the 2020 census. It was named from the Hoosic River. The Town of Hoosick is in the northeastern corner of Rensselaer County.
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5 towns share a border with Hoosick.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosick | #504 | C+ | B | — | C | B− |
| White Creek | #566 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittstown | #450 | C+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Petersburgh | — | — | A− | — | C | B+ |
Petersburgh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hoosick, White Creek, Pittstown and Petersburgh report no FBI crime data of their own. Cambridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hoosick with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hoosick grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #504 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C for schools.
The typical home is worth about $177,000, 66% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including Andrew Parsons and Annie Sherwood Hawks.
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