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Winfield 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
Winfield has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
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 | Winfield | Amherst |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,874Lowest |
130,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.3Lowest about the NY average |
39.1±0.8Highest about the NY average |
| Amherst and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±0.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Amherst and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
57.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,917±$10kLowest 22% below NY |
$93,483±$2kHighest 9% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,500±$20kLowest 67% below NY |
$311,600±$7kHighest 26% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
$1,393±$45Highest 14% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,378Lowest 64% below NY |
$5,935Highest 10% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 9% above NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #72 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0Lowest |
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.