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Kendall vs Chenango Bridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kendall has the most expensive homes ($191k median).
Chenango Bridge has the most people working from home (11.2%).
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 | Kendall | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,591Lowest |
3,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.1±6.6Highest about the NY average |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
| Kendall and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,734±$14kLowest about the NY average |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,200±$28kHighest 55% below NY |
$168,200±$15kLowest 60% below NY |
| Kendall and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$314Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,134±$122Highest 30% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,328Highest 34% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±36.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Kendall 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.