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Amsterdam vs Hadley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amsterdam has the most kids (23% under 18).
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Amsterdam | Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,166Highest |
2,074Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
54.1±3Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hadley and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Amsterdam and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
$73,750±$32kHighest 14% below NY |
| Hadley and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
$194,200±$30kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
$900±$293Lowest 44% below NY |
| Amsterdam and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,369Highest 34% below NY |
$2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.4%±6.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±17Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Amsterdam and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Amsterdam 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 | #474 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | AMSTERDAM CITY 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.