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Eagle vs Clyde 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%).
Clyde has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Amboy has the oldest population (median age 40).
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 | Clyde | Amboy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,231Lowest |
2,001Highest |
1,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
38.1±4.5 4% below NY |
40±10.2Highest about the NY average |
| Amboy and Clyde 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% |
23.8%±5.5Lowest 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%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2% NY: 40.2% |
16.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Clyde and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$62,407±$12kLowest 27% below NY |
$65,234±$17k 24% below NY |
| Eagle and Amboy 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 |
$96,900±$13kLowest 77% below NY |
$124,800±$21k 71% below NY |
| Eagle and Amboy 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 |
$757±$124 53% below NY |
$944±$65Highest 42% below NY |
| Amboy and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753 58% below NY |
$2,698Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,243Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.4%±25.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Amboy 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% |
21.7% NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.4% NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Clyde are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.