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Chenango vs Colonie
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 affordable homes ($172k median).
Colonie has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Colonie |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
7,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
43.4±1.8Highest 9% above NY |
| Colonie and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Colonie 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% |
20.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Colonie 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% |
35.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
7.9%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Colonie 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 |
$103,983±$6kHighest 21% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$285,400±$10kHighest 33% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,570±$157Highest 3% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$3,712Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±16.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Colonie 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% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Colonie 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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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.