Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Chittenango grades A− overall, 163rd of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 71% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $282K, 3.7 years of the Syracuse metro’s $75K median household income. Chittenango’s median rent is $782 a month, below both the New York town median ($1,103 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Where Chittenango beats most towns.
Where Chittenango’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 Chittenango is from typical.
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Census counts: 968 in 1870, a low of 650 in 1920, 4,896 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 2 maps from 1895 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chittenango. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
17 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
5 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
24 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank StadiumJMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chittenango, 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 Chittenango.
Chittenango pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm and gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
1.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Chittenango is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Chittenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Botanical Park | 0.6 mi | 7 |
| 2. Sullvan Town Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 3. Community Recognition Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 25 to 10 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Chittenango’s property crime rate is 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Chittenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Chittenango grades A− overall with a typical home of about $282K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that. Home values rose 49% in five years, to about $282K, against 30% across New York.
Typical home values rose 6.8% in the year to September 2026. 66% of households own their home in Chittenango.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 1,230 in 2013 to 904. The average commute for its 2,164 working residents takes 26.4 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Chittenango for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Chittenango has lost 326 jobs, to 904 in 2023. 15% of Chittenango residents live below the poverty line.
| Chittenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 10,578 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chittenango’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Chittenango beats the New York average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Chittenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.2% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Chittenango | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.8% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.5% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of New York towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1979, 46 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chittenango.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that 128 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 12 miles away, records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 78% of New York places with climate records.
Chittenango has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. Chittenango has lost 2.9% of its people since 2020, down to 4,753 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Chittenango | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 41 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
44% women, 56% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.5 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 69% are men (NY 50%).
| Chittenango | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
6 within 15 miles of the center of Chittenango
About 3 of every 100 Chittenango residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Chittenango.
Village in New York, United States
Chittenango is a village in Madison County, New York, United States. It is in the southern part of the town of Sullivan. The population was 4,896 at the 2020 census. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Chittenango grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #163 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including L. Frank Baum and Dave Mirra.
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