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Chenango is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 543rd of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 60% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $172K, 2.7 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income. Only 35 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Wolfe Park, 191 acres with 3.5 miles of trail.
Where Chenango’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Chenango is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 45 in 1790, a low of 45 in 1790, 10,983 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1876 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chenango, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Chenango.
Chenango gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
The average commute for its 4,768 working residents takes 23.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Only 9% of working residents stay in Chenango for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Chenango has added 466 jobs, to 3,109 in 2023. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away. The top destinations are Binghamton (17%), Union (14%) and Dickinson (9%).
| Chenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of its 5 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Chenango Forks Central School District. The largest public high school is Chenango Forks High School, with 401 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango Forks Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 605 | C |
| Chenango Forks High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 401 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The Binghamton weather station records that 87 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Chenango’s July high comes in at 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
There are 4.3 miles of trail across 7 parks and preserves. In Chenango, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Parks and preserves locally: 7, covering 284 acres.
| Chenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wolfe Park | 3.5 mi | 191 |
| 2. Otsiningo Park | — | 50 |
| 3. Chenango Valley State Park | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 40% across New York. People 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). Chenango is shrinking: down 3.6% since 2020, to 10,594 residents (2025 estimate).
| Chenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 41 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 45.9, men 36.3.
| Chenango | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
90 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
In Chenango, the FEMA hazard score is 59 of 100, above both the New York town median (31 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Paid flood insurance claims here since 1979: 90. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 85% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Chenango after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Of 32 CDC measures, Chenango beats the New York average on 1 and trails it on 17. The share of adults in Chenango who worry about having enough food: 19%.
| Chenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Chenango | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 34.3% | 37.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
85% of Chenango households own their home. The going rate for rent here is $1,038 a month. On the market locally: a median 59 days to sell.
| Chenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,038 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chenango. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field23 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical
34 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year34 mi AttractionSagan Planet Walk11 mi Zoo & aquariumBinghamton Zoo at Ross ParkBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Chenango
About 5 of every 100 Chenango residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Chenango is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 10,983 at the 2020 census. The town is northeast of Binghamton.
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6 towns share a border with Chenango.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango | #543 | C | B− | — | B | B− |
| Fenton | #546 | C | B− | — | B | C |
| Maine | #578 | C | B− | — | B | B |
| Chenango Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dickinson | #452 | C+ | B | — | C | C+ |
| Barker | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Union | #535 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
Barker has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chenango, Fenton, Maine, Dickinson, Barker and Union report no FBI crime data of their own. Chenango Bridge isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chenango with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chenango grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #543 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
The typical home is worth about $172,000, 67% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
