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Chenango vs Coventry vs Triangle 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%).
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Triangle has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Chenango Bridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Coventry | Triangle | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
1,392Lowest |
2,773 |
3,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7% NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Triangle 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% |
23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Chenango Bridge 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% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.2% NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Triangle 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±$9k about the NY average |
$63,281±$12kLowest 26% below NY |
$71,875±$16k 16% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
| Chenango Bridge 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±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$124,400±$17kLowest 71% 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±$97 36% below NY |
$1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$864±$62Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,134±$122Highest 30% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Chenango 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 |
$2,833 57% below NY |
$2,718Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,661 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
15% NY: 14% |
19%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest 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 | — | #335 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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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.