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Gowanda vs Perrysburg vs Amity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gowanda has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
Perrysburg has the most expensive homes ($144k median).
Amity has the most people working from home (9.4%).
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 | Gowanda | Perrysburg | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,683Highest |
1,578Lowest |
2,407 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.6±6.2Lowest 6% below NY |
50.3±4.3Highest 26% above NY |
37.8±5.6 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±9.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.2%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Gowanda and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±5.8 NY: 17.9% |
28.4%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Perrysburg and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Amity and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,828±$2kLowest 40% below NY |
$62,333±$13kHighest 27% below NY |
$61,042±$10k 29% below NY |
| Perrysburg and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $96,400±$13k 77% below NY |
$143,800±$31kHighest 66% below NY |
$87,300±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $753±$51 54% below NY |
$943±$79Highest 42% below NY |
$705±$59Lowest 57% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,663 60% below NY |
$3,380Highest 49% below NY |
$2,541Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.4%±14.3 NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±44.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±10.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Perrysburg and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.5% NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1954Highest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amity and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | GOWANDA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.7 |
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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.