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Amboy vs Berkshire vs Eagle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amboy has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Berkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Amboy | Berkshire | Eagle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,286Highest |
1,263 |
1,231Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% NY: +4.2% |
+4.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±10.2Highest about the NY average |
39±3.2 about the NY average |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Amboy and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Berkshire and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Berkshire and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
12.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Eagle and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,234±$17kLowest 24% below NY |
$74,881±$18kHighest 13% below NY |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
| Berkshire and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
$141,900±$20k 67% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
| Eagle and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$65 42% below NY |
$1,368±$126Highest 16% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,243 51% below NY |
$3,573Highest 46% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36 NY: 52.1% |
24.2%±35.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 4% below NY |
35 minHighest 6% above NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.