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Chenango vs Syracuse
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 homeowners (85.3%).
Syracuse has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,787Lowest |
146,384Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
31.8±0.4Lowest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Syracuse 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% |
14.4%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,039±$20Highest 36% below NY |
| Syracuse and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Highest 44% below NY |
$3,210Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Syracuse 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 | #472 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
13.3Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.