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Chenango vs Fairmount vs Geddes
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%).
Fairmount has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Geddes has the most renters (26.7% rent).
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 | Fairmount | Geddes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787 |
9,724Lowest |
16,831Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
39.8±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
42.3±2.3Highest 6% above NY |
| Geddes 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% |
21%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Geddes 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% |
19.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.5%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Geddes 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% |
41.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Geddes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$84,225±$7k about the NY average |
$76,839±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
| Chenango and Fairmount 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 |
$184,000±$10kHighest 57% below NY |
$182,400±$6k 57% below NY |
| Fairmount and Geddes 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 |
$1,341±$133Highest 17% below NY |
$965±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,873 26% below NY |
$5,421Highest 18% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±16.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±7.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fairmount 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% |
8.2% NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.7% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
19 min 40% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Fairmount 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 | — | #327 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 9.3Lowest |
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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.