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Albany vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Wright has the most homeowners (80.6%).
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 | Albany | Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 100,492Highest |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32±0.6Lowest 20% below NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 17.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,986±$3kLowest 28% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,700±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Wright and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,216±$37Highest 25% below NY |
$953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,091Lowest 23% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±3.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Albany and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 38.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #355 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 15.2 |
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| 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.