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Camden vs Amboy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Amboy has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
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 | Camden | Amboy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,714Highest |
1,286Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50±2.9Highest 26% above NY |
40±10.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Camden and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amboy and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.4%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Camden and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,394±$18kLowest 27% below NY |
$65,234±$17kHighest 24% below NY |
| Amboy and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,100±$26kHighest 58% below NY |
$124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $808±$172Lowest 50% below NY |
$944±$65Highest 42% below NY |
| Amboy and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,827Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,243Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±12.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amboy and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 12% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.1%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #265 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CAMDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.1 |
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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.