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Chazy vs Milo
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 highest household income ($96k).
Milo 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 | Milo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,071Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.6Highest 10% above NY |
42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
| Chazy and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Milo and Chazy 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% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,400±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
$165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
| Chazy and Milo 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 |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Chazy and Milo 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 |
$3,425Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Milo 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% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Milo 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 | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
9.8 |
| 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.