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Union 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
Union has the most renters (41.1% rent).
Chenango Bridge has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Union | Chenango Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
3,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
35.9±4.8Lowest 10% below NY |
| Union and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$168,200±$15kHighest 60% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,134±$122Highest 30% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,200Highest 36% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
24 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango Bridge and Union 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| 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.