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Auburn vs Amsterdam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most expensive homes ($153k median).
Amsterdam has the most people working from home (10.5%).
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 | Auburn | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 26,285Highest |
18,166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.1Highest 3% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Auburn and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amsterdam and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Amsterdam and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
$56,178±$8kHighest 35% below NY |
| Amsterdam and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$9kHighest 64% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Auburn and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,998Lowest 39% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Auburn and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
53%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Highest 12 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amsterdam and Auburn 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 | #374 of 484 in NY | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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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.