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Union vs Chenango Bridge vs Vestal
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 most kids (27.3% under 18).
Vestal has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Vestal is a college town. 33.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Vestal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
3,116Lowest |
30,978 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0% NY: +4.2% |
+4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
35.9±4.8 10% below NY |
26.3±2.7Lowest 34% 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%±1.3 NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.7Lowest 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% NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9 NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
33.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$96,250±$27kHighest 12% above NY |
$83,012±$8k 3% below NY |
| Chenango Bridge and Vestal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$168,200±$15k 60% below NY |
$193,500±$9kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,134±$122 30% below NY |
$1,199±$59Highest 26% below NY |
| Vestal and Chenango Bridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,200 36% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,907Highest 25% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.2%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±9.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango Bridge and Vestal 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% |
11.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
24 minHighest 28% below NY |
19 min 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Vestal and Chenango Bridge 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 | — | #218 of 484 in NY |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — | VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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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.