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Chittenango vs Benton vs Springville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenango has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Benton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Springville has the most renters (40.6% rent).
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 | Chittenango | Benton | Springville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831Highest |
2,948Lowest |
4,190 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±4.5 3% above NY |
40.6±8.4Lowest about the NY average |
41.1±4.3Highest 3% above NY |
| Springville and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.1%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Benton and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.8%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
20%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Benton and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Chittenango and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,786±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
$74,767±$13kHighest 13% below NY |
$71,996±$21k 16% below NY |
| Benton and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,500±$17kLowest 57% below NY |
$258,600±$51kHighest 39% below NY |
$195,300±$16k 54% below NY |
| Benton and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $782±$189 52% below NY |
$1,541±$628Highest 5% below NY |
$710±$82Lowest 56% below NY |
| Benton and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest 24% below NY |
$3,391Lowest 48% below NY |
$4,028 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
14.5%±10.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
65.9%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Springville and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6% NY: 14% |
19.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5% NY: 54.3% |
75.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Benton and Springville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.