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Chazy vs Afton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chazy has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Afton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Chazy | Afton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,071Highest |
2,733Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.6Lowest 10% above NY |
47.6±6.3Highest 20% above NY |
| Afton and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chazy and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Afton and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,400±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
$125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
$826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
| Chazy and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,379Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,395Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Afton and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #102 of 484 in NY | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
6.7Lowest |
| 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.