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Amherst vs Rapids vs Eggertsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amherst has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Rapids has the highest household income ($122k).
Eggertsville has the most affordable homes ($248k 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 | Amherst | Rapids | Eggertsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 130,546Highest |
1,655Lowest |
14,894 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
44±7.7Highest 11% above NY |
40.7±2.9 about the NY average |
| Rapids and Eggertsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26%±8.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Rapids and Eggertsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Amherst and Eggertsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
53.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
8%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,483±$2k 9% above NY |
$121,875±$43kHighest 42% above NY |
$82,767±$6kLowest 4% below NY |
| Rapids and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
$294,700±$44k 30% below NY |
$248,100±$17kLowest 41% below NY |
| Amherst and Rapids are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
— | $886±$160Lowest 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,935 10% below NY |
$6,522Highest about the NY average |
$4,540Lowest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±63.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
38.3%±14.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Amherst and Eggertsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1% NY: 14% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
14%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 39% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.9%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
18.1%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Rapids and Amherst 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 | #72 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.