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Starkey vs Chenango
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starkey has the most affordable homes ($146k median).
Chenango has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Starkey | Chenango |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,381Lowest |
10,787Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Highest 4% above NY |
41±2.8Lowest 3% above NY |
| Starkey and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Chenango and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
| Chenango and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Lowest 48% below NY |
$3,700Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Chenango 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 | #358 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
11.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.