Pelham vs Chelsea

Pelham and Chelsea on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

59C

C−57

Pelham ahead by 2Editorial weights

Category by category

BHousingB+

Chelsea +5 pts

B−SchoolsB

Chelsea +2 pts

B−Cost of livingB−

Pelham +1 pts

DCommuteF

Pelham +18 pts

FAmenitiesF

Chelsea +5 pts

B+EmploymentB

Pelham +4 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$300kMedian home value$360k

$1,577Median rent$1,414

28.6 minMean commute33.2 min

$101kMedian household income$115k

0.47%Effective property tax0.37%

78th pctWithin-state proficiency88th pct

0Restaurants & cafés0

24,827Population16,260

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.