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Chenango vs Syracuse vs Chenango Bridge
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%).
Syracuse has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Chenango Bridge has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
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 | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,787 |
146,384Highest |
3,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
31.8±0.4Lowest 20% below NY |
35.9±4.8 10% below NY |
| Chenango and Chenango Bridge 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% |
20.5%±0.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±0.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge 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% NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
16.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$47,819±$2kLowest 44% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
| Chenango Bridge 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±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$138,400±$5kLowest 67% below NY |
$168,200±$15k 60% below NY |
| Chenango and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,039±$20 36% below NY |
$1,134±$122Highest 30% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Syracuse 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 |
$3,661 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.4%±2.9 NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Syracuse are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
28.8%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
41.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
24 min 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12%±1.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Lowest 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 |
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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.