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Ogden vs Amherst vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogden has the most affordable homes ($235k median).
Amherst has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Hyde Park has the most expensive homes ($331k 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 | Ogden | Amherst | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,208Lowest |
130,546Highest |
21,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.3 about the NY average |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
40.7±2.5Highest about the NY average |
| Hyde Park and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ogden and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
20%±2.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Amherst and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
13.2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Amherst and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,563±$7k 7% above NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
$87,094±$8kLowest about the NY average |
| Amherst and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,200±$13kLowest 45% below NY |
$311,600±$7k 26% below NY |
$331,200±$15kHighest 22% below NY |
| Hyde Park and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$75 24% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
$1,227±$117Lowest 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496 about the NY average |
$5,935Lowest 10% below NY |
$7,039Highest 7% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.6%±10.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Amherst and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Amherst and Ogden 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 | #170 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY | #160 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Lowest |
11.2 |
12.3Highest |
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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.