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Greenburgh vs Amherst
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greenburgh has the most expensive homes ($697k median).
Amherst has the most affordable homes ($312k 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 | Greenburgh | Amherst |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 93,990Lowest |
130,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.8±1.4Highest 8% above NY |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±1.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Amherst and Greenburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $152,256±$8kHighest 77% above NY |
$93,483±$2kLowest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $697,100±$20kHighest 64% above NY |
$311,600±$7kLowest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,316±$83Highest 43% above NY |
$1,393±$45Lowest 14% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$5,935Lowest 10% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amherst and Greenburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 6% above NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 25.7%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ARDSLEY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
11.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.