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Castleton-on-Hudson village
Rensselaer County · Capital Region · population 1,471 (2024)
D
43.2 / 100
readiness · coverage 100% · curved within band under 5,000
Five numbers
Median home value $222,600
Median gross rent $1,166
Drive to New York City 3 h 12 min
Main street businesses 6
Housing units permitted 1
Six factors
Each factor is the mean of its usable inputs; a missing or suppressed input is left out and lowers coverage. Open a card for every input, its raw value, the curve applied and the points it contributes.
Access weight 25% 68 / 100
How easy it is to reach the city, a regional hub and a train.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive to New York City drive_min_nyc: lower is better; scores 1 at 60 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 240 min. | 3 h 12 min | 0.27 | 2.2 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Drive to nearest regional hub drive_min_regional_hub: lower is better; scores 1 at 15 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 min. | 19 min | 0.95 | 7.9 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Nearest rail station miles_to_rail_station: lower is better; scores 1 at 2 mi or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 30 mi. | 7.2 mi | 0.81 | 6.8 | 2026 · rail |
Building stock weight 15% 44 / 100
Whether there is a pre-war fabric worth restoring.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1940 pre1940_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.6 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.1. | 54% | 0.88 | 6.6 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Historic district present has_nrhp_district: 1 when a National Register historic district lies within the place, otherwise 0. | No | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2026 · nrhp |
Main street weight 15% 12 / 100
How much storefront activity already exists per resident.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses per 1,000 residents osm_business_per_1k: higher is better; scores 1 at 20 per 1,000 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 2 per 1,000. | 4.1 per 1,000 | 0.12 | 1.7 | 2026-09 · osm |
Price headroom weight 15% 70 / 100
Whether prices leave room to rise without having already been found.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value median_home_value divided by metro_median_home_value. price ratio to the metro median: cheapest is not best: a town priced well below its metro has headroom, one priced far below it has no demand yet, and one at or above it has already been found; scores 1 at 0.6, and 0 at or below 0.25 and at or above 1.2, with straight lines between. | $222,600 | 0.70 | 10.5 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Metro median home value | $285,900 | context | — | 2020-2024 · acs |
Services weight 15% 50 / 100
Broadband, families with children, and a hospital within reach.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband subscription broadband_100_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.9 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.5. | 84.9% | 0.87 | 4.4 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Share under 18 under_18_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.25 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.12. | 20.1% | 0.62 | 3.1 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Hospital within 20 minutes hospital_within_20min: 1 when a hospital is within a 20-minute drive, otherwise 0. | No | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2026-09 · osrm |
Civic capacity weight 15% 0 / 100
Whether the state has backed the downtown with a revitalization award.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest downtown award dri_award_amount: higher is better; scores 1 at 1e+07 USD or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0 USD. | $0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2016-2025 · dri |
| Latest award year dri_award_year: 1 when the award is at most 3 years old, fading in a straight line to 0.3 at 10 years and staying there. | not applicable | — | — |
More figures
Median household income Not available at this sample size
Vacant housing share Not available at this sample size
Poverty rate Not available at this sample size
Population change since 2020 -0.1%
Units permitted per 1,000 residents Not available at this sample size
Historic districts 0
Drive to nearest regional hub 19 min
Drive to nearest hospital 22 min
State downtown awards 0
Zillow home value index $375,442
Zillow observed rent $1,653
Peers
Capital Region towns in the same population band (under 5,000), by readiness.
| # | Town | Population | Grade | Readiness | Home value | Drive to NYC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catskill | 3,723 | A | 74.2 | $242,500 | 2 h 34 min |
| 2 | Schuylerville | 1,354 | A | 72.4 | $215,900 | 4 h 0 min |
| 3 | Lake George | 1,007 | B | 59.3 | $301,900 | 4 h 16 min |
| 4 | Waterford | 2,020 | B | 59.1 | $157,500 | 3 h 22 min |
| 5 | Greenwich | 1,669 | B | 57.9 | $209,500 | 4 h 3 min |
| 6 | Kinderhook | 1,148 | B | 54.0 | $372,400 | 3 h 3 min |
| 7 | Hoosick Falls | 3,190 | C | 52.4 | $154,600 | 3 h 56 min |
| 8 | Fort Edward | 3,138 | C | 52.1 | $176,100 | 4 h 8 min |
| 9 | Whitehall | 2,482 | C | 50.8 | $102,000 | 4 h 55 min |
| 10 | Ballston Spa | 4,930 | C | 50.5 | $308,200 | 3 h 45 min |
| 11 | Nassau | 1,091 | C | 50.3 | $239,200 | 3 h 11 min |
| 12 | Menands | 4,501 | C | 49.3 | $271,300 | 3 h 9 min |
| 13 | Coxsackie | 2,686 | C | 48.0 | $300,300 | 2 h 44 min |
| 14 | Green Island | 2,971 | C | 48.0 | $138,300 | 3 h 15 min |
| 15 | Philmont | 1,483 | D | 47.7 | $225,000 | 2 h 50 min |
| 16 | Cambridge | 1,801 | D | 47.3 | $193,800 | 4 h 7 min |
| 17 | Altamont | 1,651 | D | 47.2 | $318,900 | 3 h 30 min |
| 18 | Athens | 1,577 | D | 46.7 | $325,600 | 2 h 42 min |
| 19 | Castleton-on-Hudson | 1,471 | D | 43.2 | $222,600 | 3 h 12 min |
| 20 | South Glens Falls | 3,723 | D | 41.1 | $212,700 | 4 h 7 min |
| 21 | Granville | 2,420 | F | 38.4 | $143,100 | 4 h 44 min |
| 22 | Ravena | 3,246 | F | 37.2 | $209,100 | 2 h 50 min |
| 23 | Stillwater | 1,759 | F | 36.8 | $271,900 | 3 h 46 min |
| 24 | Corinth | 2,638 | F | 36.2 | $188,100 | 4 h 9 min |
| 25 | Chatham | 1,547 | F | 35.6 | $323,100 | 3 h 1 min |
| 26 | Voorheesville | 2,846 | F | 34.8 | $324,700 | 3 h 21 min |
| 27 | Valatie | 1,709 | F | 32.1 | $325,100 | 3 h 4 min |
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Sources for this page
Every figure above comes from one of these files, pulled on the date shown. The key is the exact snapshot in our archive.
| Source | Period | Pulled | Figures | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Homes built before 1940 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25034_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Metro median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_cbsa.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Share under 18 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B09001_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median gross rent | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25064_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median household income | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B19013_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Vacant housing share | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25002_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Poverty rate | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B17001_place.json |
| Building Permits Survey, place-level annual (Northeast region) | 2025 | 2026-09-18 | Housing units permitted, Units permitted per 1,000 residents | raw/permits/2026-09-18/ne2025a.txt |
| Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward awards | 2016-2025 | 2026-09-18 | Latest downtown award, State downtown awards | raw/dri/2026-09-18/manifest.json |
| National Register of Historic Places, spatial data | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Historic district present, Historic districts | raw/nrhp/2026-09-18/ny_districts_polygons.json |
| OpenStreetMap via Overpass API | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Businesses per 1,000 residents, Main street businesses | raw/osm/2026-09-18/3612870.json |
| OSRM routing (public demo server) | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Drive to New York City, Drive to nearest regional hub, Hospital within 20 minutes, Drive to nearest hospital | raw/osrm/2026-09-18/3612870.json |
| Population Estimates, sub-county (cities and towns) | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Population change since 2020 | raw/popest/2026-09-18/sub-est2024.csv |
| Rail stations (Amtrak and Metro-North) | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Nearest rail station | raw/rail/2026-09-18/amtrak_stations.json |
| Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Observed Rent Index (ZORI), city level | 2026-08 | 2026-09-18 | Zillow home value index | raw/zillow/2026-09-18/zhvi_city.csv |
| Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Observed Rent Index (ZORI), city level | 2026-08 | 2026-09-18 | Zillow observed rent | raw/zillow/2026-09-18/zori_city.csv |
Score computed 2026-09-18 with methodology v1. Something wrong? Send a correction.