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Au Sable vs Colonie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Au Sable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Colonie has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Au Sable | Colonie |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,156Lowest |
7,702Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.4±8Highest 14% above NY |
43.4±1.8Lowest 9% above NY |
| Au Sable and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±7.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Au Sable and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Colonie and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.9%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Colonie and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,069±$36kLowest 11% above NY |
$103,983±$6kHighest 21% above NY |
| Colonie and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY |
$285,400±$10kHighest 33% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$328Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,570±$157Highest 3% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,242Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,712Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.3%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±16.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Au Sable and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #248 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.