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Addison vs Amity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most expensive homes ($97k median).
Amity has the most people working from home (9.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Amity |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,688Lowest |
2,407Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.8±3.7Lowest 8% below NY |
37.8±5.6Highest 5% below NY |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.2%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,921±$15kLowest 35% below NY |
$61,042±$10kHighest 29% below NY |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $97,300±$6kHighest 77% below NY |
$87,300±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
| Addison and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $716±$370Highest 56% below NY |
$705±$59Lowest 57% below NY |
| Addison and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,942Highest 55% below NY |
$2,541Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.7%±13.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1954Highest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amity and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #464 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.