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Chenango vs Hamlin vs Ogden
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1964).
Hamlin has the most homeowners (89.3%).
Ogden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Hamlin | Ogden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787 |
8,652Lowest |
20,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 3% above NY |
41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
39.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Hamlin 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% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ogden 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% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Hamlin 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% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Ogden 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 |
$83,510±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$91,563±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| Ogden 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±$9k 59% below NY |
$166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
$235,200±$13kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,062±$137 34% below NY |
$1,233±$75Highest 24% below NY |
| Ogden and Hamlin 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 |
$4,343 34% below NY |
$6,496Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±7.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.9%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ogden 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 | — | #170 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.