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Chenango Bridge vs Chenango vs Westminster

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chenango Bridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Chenango has the most renters (14.7% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).

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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.

MeasureChenango BridgeChenangoWestminster
People
Population
3,116
10,787Highest
2,999Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.9±4.8Lowest
8% below U.S.
41±2.8
5% above U.S.
53.5±3.7Highest
38% above U.S.
Kids under 18
27.3%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.5%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
22.6%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westminster and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.4%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Chenango and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$96,250±$27kHighest
19% above U.S.
$86,646±$9k
7% above U.S.
$71,491±$4kLowest
11% below U.S.
Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$168,200±$15kLowest
49% below U.S.
$172,000±$9k
48% below U.S.
$273,800±$35kHighest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,134±$122Highest
20% below U.S.
$1,038±$97
27% below U.S.
$916±$126Lowest
35% below U.S.
Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,661Lowest
17% above U.S.
$3,700
19% above U.S.
$4,063Highest
30% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
73.2%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.7%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.2%±7.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Chenango Bridge and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
21 yrs older than U.S.
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
24 min
10% below U.S.
24 minHighest
10% below U.S.
Work from home
11.2%±7.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
27%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #233 of 484 in NY #53 of 70 in VT
School district — CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District
High school in town — CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL Bellows Falls Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.1Highest
10.6Lowest
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U.S. 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.