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Chittenango vs Starkey
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 highest household income ($71k).
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Starkey |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,831Highest |
3,381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±4.5Lowest 3% above NY |
41.3±2.5Highest 4% above NY |
| Starkey 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% |
22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chittenango and Starkey 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% |
16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chittenango and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,786±$7kHighest 18% below NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,500±$17kHighest 57% below NY |
$145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $782±$189Highest 52% below NY |
$744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
| Chittenango and Starkey 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 |
$3,412Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chittenango and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey 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 | — | #358 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.