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Chittenango vs Champlain vs Avon
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 expensive homes ($183k median).
Champlain has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Champlain | Avon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,831 |
5,667Highest |
3,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±4.5 3% above NY |
44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
40.4±4.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Champlain 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% |
23.2%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Avon and Champlain 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% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Avon and Champlain 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% |
27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
4.3%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,786±$7k 18% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$71,771±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
| Avon and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,500±$17kHighest 57% below NY |
$173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$182,200±$14k 57% below NY |
| Chittenango and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $782±$189Lowest 52% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$898±$241Highest 45% below NY |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 24% below NY |
$3,681Lowest 44% below NY |
$5,356Highest 19% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±20.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
61.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Champlain and Chittenango 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 | — | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.