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Hancock 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
Hancock has the most homeowners (76.4%).
Amsterdam has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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 | Hancock | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,769Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.3±5.7Highest 36% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 29.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Amsterdam and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,243±$11kHighest 28% below NY |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Hancock and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,100±$8kHighest 62% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,052±$172Highest 35% below NY |
$1,006±$45Lowest 38% below NY |
| Hancock and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,584Lowest 61% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hancock and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%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 | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 7%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amsterdam and Hancock 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 | #471 of 484 in NY | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9 |
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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.