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Chenango vs Greene vs Java vs Peru
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%).
Greene has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Java has the most homeowners (95.2%).
Peru has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Greene | Java | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
5,161 |
2,049Lowest |
6,710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
40.7±3.6 about the NY average |
| Java and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Chenango 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% |
19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Peru 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 |
$73,481±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
| Peru and Java 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 |
$176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$203,200±$38k 52% below NY |
| Java and Peru 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 |
$810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
| Peru and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,091 38% below NY |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$4,357Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7 NY: 52.1% |
33.2%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru 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% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
23 min 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Greene 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 | #319 of 484 in NY | — | #347 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | — | PERU HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
12.9Highest |
— | 11.7 |
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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.