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Chenango vs Granville vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chenango has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
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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 | Granville | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
414Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7 15% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Chenango and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9k 7% above U.S. |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$233,300±$40k 30% below U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,163±$184Highest 18% below U.S. |
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| Granville and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700 19% above U.S. |
$2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Granville and Ripton 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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U.S. 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.