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Batavia 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
Batavia has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Batavia | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,097Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.9±2.1Highest 8% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Batavia and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Amsterdam and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$6kHighest 31% below NY |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Batavia and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$7kHighest 65% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Batavia and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$35Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,326Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±7.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Batavia and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
53%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Highest 15 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 35% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #254 of 484 in NY | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.