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Newstead 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
Newstead has the oldest population (median age 52).
Amherst has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Newstead | Amherst |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,681Lowest |
130,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52±2.6Highest 31% above NY |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Amherst and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Newstead and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,200±$13kLowest 17% below NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,500±$16kLowest 44% below NY |
$311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $772±$133Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,634Lowest 30% below NY |
$5,935Highest 10% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±23.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Amherst and Newstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 25% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Amherst and Newstead 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 | #123 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AKRON HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
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.