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Addison vs Wheatfield 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 renters (26.5% rent).
Wheatfield has the most expensive homes ($315k median).
Amity has the most affordable homes ($87k median).
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 | Wheatfield | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,501 |
18,549Highest |
2,407Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.1±3.3 4% below NY |
47.3±2.1Highest 19% above NY |
37.8±5.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest 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+ | 15.4%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Wheatfield and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,105±$12kLowest 34% below NY |
$93,682±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$61,042±$10k 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,300±$5k 77% below NY |
$314,900±$19kHighest 26% below NY |
$87,300±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$251 52% below NY |
$989±$87Highest 39% below NY |
$705±$59Lowest 57% below NY |
| Wheatfield and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,727 59% below NY |
$5,735Highest 13% below NY |
$2,541Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±15Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±10.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Wheatfield and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9% NY: 14% |
5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 22% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Wheatfield and Amity 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 | #9 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.