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The best of Amboy’s subject grades are a B+ for history and cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Amboy, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On walkability, just 58 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Amboy's public schools trail 80% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. 11% of the land in Amboy is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Stone Hill State Forest, at 1,019 acres. Amboy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Amboy beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Amboy is from typical.
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Census counts: 669 in 1830, a low of 482 in 1950, 1,263 in 2010. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 3 maps from 1906 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amboy, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Amboy.
2.4% of Amboy working residents work locally. The top destinations are Syracuse (15%), DeWitt (8%) and Cicero (7%). The average trip to work in Amboy is 31 minutes.
| Amboy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Amboy. Amboy beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Amboy.
| Amboy | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Amboy | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.2% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Amboy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Amboy’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Klondike State Forest | 1.7 mi | 857 |
| 2. Orton Hollow State Forest | 0.4 mi | 212 |
| 3. Stone Hill State Forest | — | 1,019 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Amboy; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Amboy residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Amboy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Amboy is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. It should not be confused with a populated place of the same name in Onondaga County. The population was 1,263 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a location in New Jersey. The Town of Amboy is in the southeastern part of the county.
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Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $125,000, 76% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.