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Ellery 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
Ellery has the most expensive homes ($236k median).
Amsterdam has the most people working from home (10.5%).
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 | Ellery | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,073Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.5Highest 41% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 30.8%±6.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ellery and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,833±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,900±$29kHighest 44% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $845±$189Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
| Amsterdam and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,796Lowest 42% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±16.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amsterdam and Ellery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #241 of 484 in NY | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6 |
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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.