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Eagle vs Brutus 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
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Brutus has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Eagle | Brutus | Amboy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,231Lowest |
4,269Highest |
1,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
43.6±3.5Highest 10% above NY |
40±10.2 about the NY average |
| Brutus and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Brutus and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2% NY: 40.2% |
26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eagle and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$77,031±$10kHighest 10% below NY |
$65,234±$17kLowest 24% below NY |
| Brutus and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$154,900±$14kHighest 63% below NY |
$124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Brutus and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$944±$65 42% below NY |
| Brutus and Amboy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$3,243 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.2% NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Brutus 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 | — | #313 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
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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.