Compare towns
Greene vs Chenango vs Seneca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most renters (26.8% rent).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Seneca has the most expensive homes ($193k median).
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 | Greene | Chenango | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161 |
10,787Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
44.5±6.2Highest 12% above NY |
| Seneca and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3% NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1 NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,481±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$90,658±$21kHighest 5% above NY |
| Seneca and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$172,000±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
$192,700±$9kHighest 55% below NY |
| Seneca and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,038±$97 36% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,091Highest 38% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.2%±9.4 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Greene 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% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
91.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Seneca 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 | #319 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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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.