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Catlin vs Chenango vs Fleming

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%).
Fleming has the most expensive homes ($250k median).

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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.

MeasureCatlinChenangoFleming
People
Population
2,518
10,787Highest
2,463Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.9%
NY: +4.2%
-2.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42±5.3
6% above NY
41±2.8Lowest
3% above NY
43.7±9.2Highest
10% above NY
Fleming and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.5%±4.6Highest
NY: 20.5%
22.7%±3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
23.7%±5.8
NY: 20.5%
Catlin and Fleming 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%
24.5%±2.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
Fleming 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%
30.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.9Lowest
NY: 7%
4.8%±2Highest
NY: 7%
4.5%±2.9
NY: 7%
Chenango and Fleming are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$80,956±$20kLowest
6% below NY
$86,646±$9k
about the NY average
$92,216±$7kHighest
7% above NY
Fleming and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$176,400±$17k
58% below NY
$172,000±$9kLowest
59% below NY
$250,000±$32kHighest
41% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,132±$195
30% below NY
$1,038±$97Lowest
36% below NY
$1,773±$334Highest
9% above NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,919
40% below NY
$3,700Lowest
44% below NY
$5,214Highest
21% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
63.2%±27.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
41.7%±8.7
NY: 52.1%
15.7%±16.7Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Catlin and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
NY: 14%
9.1%Highest
NY: 14%
4.3%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
85.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
86.7%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
16 yrs newer than NY
1964
5 yrs newer than NY
1957Lowest
2 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
26% below NY
24 min
27% below NY
18 minLowest
44% below NY
Work from home
5.1%±3.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
13.8%±3.2Highest
NY: 14.9%
6.9%±3.3
NY: 14.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #233 of 484 in NY —
School district — CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1
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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.