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Auburn vs Fleming 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 renters (51.4% rent).
Fleming has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Fleming | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,285Highest |
2,463Lowest |
18,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.1 3% above NY |
43.7±9.2Highest 10% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Fleming and Auburn 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% |
23.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Fleming and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fleming and Auburn 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% |
30.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
4%±1 NY: 7% |
| Fleming and Amsterdam 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 |
$92,216±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$56,178±$8k 35% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$9k 64% below NY |
$250,000±$32kHighest 41% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,773±$334Highest 9% above NY |
$1,006±$45 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,998Lowest 39% below NY |
$5,214Highest 21% below NY |
$4,369 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.7%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8 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% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 12 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 40% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amsterdam and Fleming 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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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.