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Triangle vs Chenango vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Triangle has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
York 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 | Triangle | Chenango | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Lowest |
10,787Highest |
3,164 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
41±2.8Highest 3% above NY |
38.7±6.1Lowest about the NY average |
| Chenango and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16kLowest 16% below NY |
$86,646±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$79,886±$15k 7% below NY |
| Chenango and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17kLowest 71% below NY |
$172,000±$9kHighest 59% below NY |
$167,000±$14k 61% below NY |
| Chenango and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,038±$97 36% below NY |
$1,063±$116Highest 34% below NY |
| York and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$3,708Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.4%±16.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| York and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
15% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #335 of 484 in NY | #233 of 484 in NY | #362 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | YORK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | YORK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
11.1Highest |
7.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.