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Chenango vs Buchanan 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 oldest population (median age 41).
Buchanan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Buchanan | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
2,397Lowest |
3,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
38.5±3.5 3% below NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
| Chenango and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Buchanan 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% |
18.2%±3.2Lowest 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Buchanan and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$96,250±$27k 12% above NY |
| Buchanan and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
$168,200±$15kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,953±$836Highest 20% above NY |
$1,134±$122 30% below NY |
| Buchanan and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700 44% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
34%±23Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
14.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Buchanan and Chenango 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 | — | — |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.