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Chenango vs Clarendon
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.6%).
Clarendon has the oldest population (median age 50.5).
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 | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
50.5±2.6Highest 27% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
22%±5.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$57,604±$28kLowest 33% below NY |
| Chenango and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$179,700±$20kHighest 58% below NY |
| Clarendon and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$1,020±$358Lowest 37% below NY |
| Chenango and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,062Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±37.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Clarendon and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Clarendon 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 |
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.