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Living in Chenango Bridge, NY

Chenango Bridge is a small town of 3,116 people in Broome County, New York. It's about 6 miles from Binghamton, NY and 113 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,116people
$168kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
76"Snow
184Sunny days
164Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,116
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,272 people per sq mi
  • 113 mi to Rochester, NY
  • 6 mi to Binghamton, NY
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
  • Median rent $1,134/mo
  • Median household income $96k
  • Property tax about 2.2% of value
  • 9.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 81°F
  • Winter highs around 32°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 184 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
  • 181 cloudy days a year
  • 60 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 164 days a year with rain or snow
  • 76" of snow a year
  • 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 26 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,178 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 36
  • 35% of households have kids
  • 23% are 65 or older
  • 38% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 22 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 7 mi to BGM airport
  • 66 mi to SYR (major hub)
  • 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1959
  • 90% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 919 ft
  • 114 mi to the ocean
  • 40 mi to a big lake
  • 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 27 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 13 mi to the nearest campground
  • 23 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 58 bars within 25 mi
  • 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 12 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 36% of New York districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 7 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Broome County: Purple — split almost evenly
  • New York: D+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Low hurricane risk
  • Low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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