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Hanover vs Amherst vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the oldest housing (typical home built 1950).
Amherst has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k 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 | Hanover | Amherst | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882 |
130,546Highest |
5,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5 27% above NY |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
| Vienna and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1 NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Vienna and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Hanover and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9kLowest 17% below NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
$83,244±$10k 3% below NY |
| Amherst and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 67% below NY |
$311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105 39% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
$928±$166Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881 56% below NY |
$5,935Highest 10% below NY |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3 NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Amherst and Hanover 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.2Highest |
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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.