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Wright vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Albany has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Wright | Albany |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
100,492Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
32±0.6Lowest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
14%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
17.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$61,986±$3kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$234,700±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
| Wright and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,216±$37Highest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$5,091Lowest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±3.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Albany and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #355 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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| 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.