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Chittenango vs Newfane
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 renters (34.5% rent).
Newfane has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Newfane |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,831Lowest |
9,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±4.5Lowest 3% above NY |
43.2±9.7Highest 9% above NY |
| Newfane and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chittenango and Newfane 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% |
20.6%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Newfane and Chittenango 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% |
25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Newfane and Chittenango 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 |
$75,484±$9kHighest 12% below NY |
| Newfane 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 |
$170,800±$17kLowest 60% below NY |
| Chittenango and Newfane 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 |
$829±$89Highest 49% below NY |
| Newfane 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 |
$3,850Lowest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
25 minLowest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Newfane 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 | — | #112 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.