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Eagle vs Carroll 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%).
Carroll has the shortest commute (20 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 | Carroll | Amboy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,231Lowest |
3,417Highest |
1,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
46.5±7.6Highest 17% above NY |
40±10.2 about the NY average |
| Carroll 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% |
17.4%±5.2Lowest 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% |
23.4%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Carroll 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% |
16.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eagle and Carroll 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 |
$77,321±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
$65,234±$17kLowest 24% below NY |
| Carroll 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±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$143,900±$21k 66% below NY |
$124,800±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Eagle and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$101 55% below NY |
$690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
$944±$65Highest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,076 53% below NY |
$3,243Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±22.5 NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Amboy 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 | — | #173 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.