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Chazy vs Altona
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%).
Altona has the most affordable homes ($151k median).
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 | Altona |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,071Highest |
2,490Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.6Highest 10% above NY |
40±5Lowest about the NY average |
| Chazy and Altona 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% |
19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chazy and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.6%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chazy and Altona 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% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.2%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
$51,367±$3kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,400±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
$151,400±$26kLowest 64% below NY |
| Chazy and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
$997±$182Lowest 38% below NY |
| Chazy and Altona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,379Highest 49% below NY |
$1,687Lowest 74% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
69.5%±68.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Altona 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% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1980Lowest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #102 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.