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Catlin vs Chenango vs Dix
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Catlin has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
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 | Catlin | Chenango | Dix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518Lowest |
10,787Highest |
3,660 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±5.3 6% above NY |
41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
50.1±2.8Highest 26% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Catlin and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Dix and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4% NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,956±$20k 6% below NY |
$86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
| Chenango and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,400±$17kHighest 58% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Catlin and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,132±$195Highest 30% below NY |
$1,038±$97 36% below NY |
$718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
| Catlin and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,919Highest 40% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$3,141Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±27.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Catlin and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #233 of 484 in NY | #391 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.