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Kortright 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
Kortright has the most homeowners (87.6%).
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 | Kortright | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,627Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Kortright and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kortright and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,729±$22kHighest 6% below NY |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Kortright and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,000±$17kHighest 49% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,945Lowest 55% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.6%±74.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amsterdam and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kortright and Amsterdam 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 | — | #474 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.