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Big Flats vs Hamburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Big Flats has the most kids (22% under 18).
Hamburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Big Flats | Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,592Lowest |
9,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.5±3.6Lowest 9% above NY |
44.3±4.2Highest 11% above NY |
| Hamburg and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Big Flats and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Big Flats and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
7.2%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,044±$11kLowest about the NY average |
$112,292±$24kHighest 31% above NY |
| Hamburg and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,500±$15kLowest 48% below NY |
$248,600±$16kHighest 41% below NY |
| Hamburg and Big Flats are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,345±$111Highest 17% below NY |
$1,097±$63Lowest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,765Lowest 28% below NY |
$6,833Highest 4% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37%±17.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
36%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Big Flats and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest NY: 14% |
3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 47% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Big Flats and Hamburg 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 | #118 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HORSEHEADS CENTRAL 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.