Best PlacesWest Hoosick, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Hoosick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Hoosick ranks 7,013th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Hoosick
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
West Hoosick's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Hoosick ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$102,252 median, better than 86% of towns
Where West Hoosick ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Hoosick
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Hoosick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,252, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses West Hoosick's effective rate of 1.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Hoosick
West Hoosick runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Hoosick.
Who works in West Hoosick, and how
Work in West Hoosick centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Hoosick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Hoosick.
What the weather is like in West Hoosick, month by month
West Hoosick sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 40° |
Flying in and out of West Hoosick
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Hoosick
Schools across West Hoosick average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hoosic Valley Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Hoosick Falls Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Hoosick Falls High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Hoosick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Hoosick measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare West Hoosick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Hoosick
Is West Hoosick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Hoosick ranks 7,013th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, low crime, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Hoosick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,446. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $102,252 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is West Hoosick safe?
Yes, West Hoosick is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
Compare West Hoosick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Hoosick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Hoosick represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
West Hoosick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Hoosick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Hoosick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Hoosick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Hoosick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Hoosick detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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