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Greece vs Chenango Bridge vs North Gates
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greece has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Chenango Bridge has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
North Gates has the most renters (44.1% 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 | Greece | Chenango Bridge | North Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
3,116Lowest |
9,904 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Highest 6% above NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
42.2±3.4 6% above NY |
| Greece and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Greece and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4k 7% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
$76,277±$9kLowest 11% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4kHighest 55% below NY |
$168,200±$15k 60% below NY |
$163,400±$4kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY |
$1,134±$122Lowest 30% below NY |
$1,137±$54 30% below NY |
| Greece and North Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487Highest 17% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,529 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4 NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±9.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
24 minHighest 28% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| North Gates and Greece 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.