Compare towns
Hamlin vs Chittenango vs Kendall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hamlin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Chittenango has the most renters (34.5% rent).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Hamlin | Chittenango | Kendall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,652Highest |
4,831 |
2,591Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.7Highest 5% above NY |
41±4.5 3% above NY |
40.1±6.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Hamlin and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kendall and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Hamlin and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3% NY: 40.2% |
31.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hamlin and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,510±$9k about the NY average |
$70,786±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
$87,734±$14kHighest about the NY average |
| Kendall and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
$182,500±$17k 57% below NY |
$191,200±$28kHighest 55% below NY |
| Kendall and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$137Highest 34% below NY |
$782±$189Lowest 52% below NY |
$850±$314 48% below NY |
| Hamlin and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,343 34% below NY |
$5,000Highest 24% below NY |
$4,328Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
51.5%±36.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Chittenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% NY: 14% |
14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin 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 | — | — | #46 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.