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Eden vs Amsterdam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Amsterdam has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
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 | Eden | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,546Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.3Highest 7% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Eden and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amsterdam and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Eden and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eden and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,262±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,100±$28kHighest 38% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$427Highest 36% below NY |
$1,006±$45Lowest 38% below NY |
| Eden and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,680Highest 14% below NY |
$4,369Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±26.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eden and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 23% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amsterdam and Eden 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 | #147 of 484 in NY | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.