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Hamlin vs Chittenango vs Phelps
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 highest household income ($84k).
Chittenango has the most renters (34.5% rent).
Phelps has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Phelps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,652Highest |
4,831Lowest |
6,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.7 5% above NY |
41±4.5Lowest 3% above NY |
44.4±4.8Highest 12% above NY |
| Phelps and Hamlin 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%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Chittenango and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Phelps and Hamlin 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% |
25.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,510±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$70,786±$7kLowest 18% below NY |
$80,262±$13k 7% below NY |
| Hamlin and Phelps 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±$17kHighest 57% below NY |
$166,300±$10k 61% below NY |
| Chittenango and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,062±$137 34% below NY |
$782±$189Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,124±$95Highest 31% below NY |
| Phelps and Hamlin 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 |
$3,932Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±14.2Lowest 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% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.2%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Phelps and Hamlin 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 | — | — | #197 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MIDLAKES MIDDLE/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.