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Chenango vs Wayne
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 kids (22.7% under 18).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
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 | Wayne |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,787Highest |
1,033Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,646±$9kLowest about the NY average |
$90,938±$17kHighest 6% above NY |
| Wayne 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 59% below NY |
$266,700±$150kHighest 37% below NY |
| Wayne and Chenango 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 |
$1,031±$304Lowest 36% below NY |
| Chenango and Wayne 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 |
$3,967Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Wayne 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% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Wayne 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.