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Chenango vs Veteran
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 highest household income ($87k).
Veteran has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Veteran |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
3,269Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
38±6.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Chenango and Veteran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Veteran and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Veteran 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Veteran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$65,341±$19kLowest 24% below NY |
| Chenango and Veteran 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 |
$170,400±$25kLowest 60% below NY |
| Chenango and Veteran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$787±$54Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,700Highest 44% below NY |
$3,176Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
28.9%±23.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Veteran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Veteran 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 | — |
| School district | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| 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.