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Chenango vs Au Sable vs Chenango Bridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Au Sable has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.2%).
Chenango Bridge has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
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 | Chenango | Au Sable | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
3,156 |
3,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
45.4±8Highest 14% above NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
| Au Sable and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±7.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% NY: 40.2% |
19.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$95,069±$36k 11% above NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$133,000±$43kLowest 69% below NY |
$168,200±$15k 60% below NY |
| Chenango and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,074±$328 34% below NY |
$1,134±$122Highest 30% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Highest 44% below NY |
$3,242Lowest 51% below NY |
$3,661 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±23 NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Au Sable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
12%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Chenango Bridge 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 | #233 of 484 in NY | #248 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.