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Coventry vs Chenango

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).

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.

MeasureCoventryChenango
People
Population
1,392Lowest
10,787Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.4%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-2.6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
52.1±4.1Highest
31% above NY
41±2.8Lowest
3% above NY
Kids under 18
18%±3.6Lowest
NY: 20.5%
22.7%±3Highest
NY: 20.5%
Chenango and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±3.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
22.6%±2.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Coventry and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
10.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
35.2%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.1Lowest
NY: 7%
4.8%±2Highest
NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,281±$12kLowest
26% below NY
$86,646±$9kHighest
about the NY average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$132,700±$25kLowest
69% below NY
$172,000±$9kHighest
59% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,027±$219Lowest
37% below NY
$1,038±$97Highest
36% below NY
Chenango and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,833Lowest
57% below NY
$3,700Highest
44% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.9%±32.3Lowest
NY: 52.1%
41.7%±8.7Highest
NY: 52.1%
Chenango and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15%Highest
NY: 14%
9.1%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
85.3%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
23 yrs newer than NY
1964Lowest
5 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
15% below NY
24 minLowest
27% below NY
Work from home
7.1%±3.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
13.8%±3.2Highest
NY: 14.9%
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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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.