Best PlacesChenango Forks, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chenango Forks, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Chenango Forks ranks 13,103rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chenango Forks
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Chenango Forks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Chenango Forks ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
Where Chenango Forks ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,088 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chenango Forks
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chenango Forks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,908, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Chenango Forks' effective rate of 1.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chenango Forks
Chenango Forks runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chenango Forks.
Who works in Chenango Forks, and how
Work in Chenango Forks centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Chenango Forks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chenango Forks.
What the weather is like in Chenango Forks, month by month
Chenango Forks sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Chenango Forks
The nearest airport, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chenango Forks
Schools across Chenango Forks average an A−, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caryl E Adams Primary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Chenango Forks Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greene Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Tioughnioga Riverside AcademyA− · 54% proficient
- Chenango Forks Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Chenango Forks High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Greene High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- Whitney Point Senior High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chenango Forks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chenango Forks measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Chenango Forks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chenango Forks
Is Chenango Forks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chenango Forks ranks 13,103rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chenango Forks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,100. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $80,908 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Chenango Forks safe?
Yes, Chenango Forks is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare Chenango Forks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chenango Forks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chenango Forks represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Chenango Forks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chenango Forks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chenango Forks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chenango Forks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chenango Forks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chenango Forks detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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