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Afton vs Chenango
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Afton has the most affordable homes ($126k median).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
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 | Afton | Chenango |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,733Lowest |
10,787Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.6±6.3Highest 20% above NY |
41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
| Afton and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
$86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
$172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
| Chenango and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,395Lowest 48% below NY |
$3,700Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Afton and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #418 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY |
| School district | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.7Lowest |
11.1Highest |
| 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.