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Chenango vs Mendon vs Middlebury
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 kids (22.7% under 18).
Mendon has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
Middlebury has the most renters (34.9% rent).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Mendon | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
1,113Lowest |
9,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41±2.8 5% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Mendon 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 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Chenango and Mendon 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% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9k 7% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Mendon 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±$9kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Middlebury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113 18% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 10% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.