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Hoosick Falls is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 532nd of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $230K, 2.6 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $48K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 52 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. Hoosick Falls is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 80% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Hoosic Falls Youth Sports Fields, at 25 acres.
Where Hoosick Falls beats most towns.
Where Hoosick Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hoosick Falls is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,530 in 1880, a peak of 7,014 in 1890, 3,216 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1767 and 4 maps from 1897 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoosick Falls, 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 Falls.
Hoosick Falls sends many workers across the state line and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has household incomes well below the New York norm.
Hoosick Falls’ median rent is $867 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,103 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Typical home values rose 5.9% in the year to September 2026. 64% of households own their home in Hoosick Falls.
| Hoosick Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $867 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
26% of working residents cross a state line to work. Jobs based here fell from 793 in 2013 to 601.
Most working residents leave Hoosick Falls for work: only 11% work in town. Hoosick Falls’ median household income is $48,000, below both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Hoosick Falls’ average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Hoosick Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hoosick Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 14° and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hoosick Falls's reported crime rate is well below New York's. The property crime rate in Hoosick Falls is 4.8 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Hoosick Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Against the 5,091 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hoosick Falls’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Hoosick Falls beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 41% of Hoosick Falls adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hoosick Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hoosick Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
| More smokers | 16% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 30.5% | 24% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Hoosick Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hoosic Falls Youth Sports Fields | — | 25 |
| 2. Wood's Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hoosick Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hoosick Falls. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MountainMount Greylock
15 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
7 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
36 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
38 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 Falls
About 3 of every 100 Hoosick Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
11 notable people were born in Hoosick Falls.
Village in New York, United States
Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hoosick Falls had a population of 3,216. During its peak, in 1900, the village had a population of approximately 7,000. The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center of the town of Hoosick on NY 22. The village center, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hoosick Falls Historic District, has a thriving early-20th century downtown commercial district, and many of the buildings have been restored. Recent commercial additions include a bakery/sandwich shop, a French restaurant, a coffee roastery, an art gallery and bistro, and a barbecue joint with a live music venue. Painter Gra…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hoosick Falls grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #532 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
11 notable people were born here, including Harriet Hoctor and William E. Haynes.
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