Compare towns
Afton vs Chenango vs Coventry
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 renters (28.9% rent).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
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 | Coventry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,733 |
10,787Highest |
1,392Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.6±6.3 20% above NY |
41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
| Coventry and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.6Lowest 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%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.6% NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
$86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
$172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$1,027±$219 37% below NY |
| Chenango and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,395 48% below NY |
$3,700Highest 44% below NY |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3 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 |
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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.