New York · Census place 15297
Chester village, NY
Quick answer
Chester village has 4,052 residents, ranking #410 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $97,250, the median home is worth $280,600 and median gross rent runs $1,649 a month.
- Population
- 4,052Chester village residents
- Median household income
- $97,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $280,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,649Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chester village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chester village median would spend about 20.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 53.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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