Compare towns
Champlain vs Amherst vs Holley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Amherst has the most expensive homes ($312k median).
Holley has the most kids (24.6% under 18).
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 | Champlain | Amherst | Holley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,270Lowest |
130,546Highest |
1,927 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.6±14Highest about the NY average |
39.1±0.8 about the NY average |
38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
| Champlain and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1 NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Holley and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9 NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.4% NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±6.6 NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Amherst and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26k 24% below NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
$64,600±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$36k 71% below NY |
$311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
$122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,071±$126 34% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$5,935Highest 10% below NY |
$4,476 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3 NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
61.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948 11 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Amherst and Holley 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 | #54 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.