What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chateaugay has the highest household income ($80k).

Portville has the most people working from home (5.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chateaugay	Portville
People
Population	724Lowest	951Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-11.8%Highest NY: +4.2%	-12%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	47.1±10Highest 18% above NY	46.4±4.8Lowest 17% above NY
	Chateaugay and Portville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5%	24.5%±5Highest NY: 20.5%
	Portville and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9%	22.4%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9%
	Portville and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.5%Highest NY: 40.2%	28.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7%	1.9%±2.4Lowest NY: 7%
	Chateaugay and Portville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,643±$32kHighest 7% below NY	$61,793±$13kLowest 28% below NY
	Chateaugay and Portville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$132,100±$51kHighest 69% below NY	$102,900±$14kLowest 76% below NY
	Chateaugay and Portville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$688±$186Highest 58% below NY	$660±$220Lowest 59% below NY
	Chateaugay and Portville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,091Lowest 68% below NY	$3,329Highest 49% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.6%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1%	58.1%±33.1Highest NY: 52.1%
	Portville and Chateaugay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	23.6%Highest NY: 14%	10.4%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.9%Lowest NY: 54.3%	78.1%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1946Highest 13 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 6% below NY	17 minLowest 47% below NY
Work from home	0.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9%	5.6%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#115 of 484 in NY
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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.