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Schroon 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
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Amsterdam has the most affordable homes ($138k 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 | Schroon | Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,897Lowest |
18,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
39.5±1.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Amsterdam and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,955±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
$56,178±$8kLowest 35% below NY |
| Schroon and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
$137,900±$11kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
$1,006±$45Highest 38% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,291Lowest 50% below NY |
$4,369Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroon and Amsterdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.