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Schroeppel vs Amherst vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroeppel has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Amherst has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Schroeppel | Amherst | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,938Lowest |
130,546Highest |
10,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
39.1±0.8Lowest about the NY average |
45.1±4.7 13% above NY |
| Schroeppel and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1 NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
21%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Amherst and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.5 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,082±$9k 15% below NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
$66,148±$7kLowest 23% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,400±$14kLowest 56% below NY |
$311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
$202,200±$16k 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69 40% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
$969±$169Lowest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Lowest 31% below NY |
$5,935Highest 10% below NY |
$4,932 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3 NY: 52.1% |
52%±19Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
10.1% NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #277 of 484 in NY | #72 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
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.