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Chenango vs Clay vs Maine
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 kids (22.7% under 18).
Clay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Maine has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
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 | Clay | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787 |
59,995Highest |
5,089Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
39.8±1Lowest about the NY average |
57.1±10Highest 43% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
15.2%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Clay 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% |
18.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
33.4%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Maine 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% |
38.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±0.7 NY: 7% |
2.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Clay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$90,707±$6kHighest 6% above NY |
$69,115±$19kLowest 20% below NY |
| Clay and Chenango 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 |
$205,900±$6kHighest 51% below NY |
$156,100±$44kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97 36% below NY |
$1,240±$40Highest 24% below NY |
$939±$49Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,087Highest 23% below NY |
$3,828 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
46.6%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
26.1%±14.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Clay and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Clay 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 | #249 of 484 in NY | #369 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MAINE-ENDWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | LIVERPOOL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
14.0Highest |
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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.