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Barker vs Chenango vs Java
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barker has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Chenango has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Barker | Chenango | Java |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,405 |
10,787Highest |
2,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.2±11.7Lowest about the NY average |
41±2.8 3% above NY |
44.2±5.5Highest 11% above NY |
| Java and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.3%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±3 NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barker and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Chenango and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.2 NY: 7% |
4.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Chenango and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,348±$10kLowest 25% below NY |
$86,646±$9k about the NY average |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
| Java and Chenango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,600±$29kLowest 70% below NY |
$172,000±$9k 59% below NY |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$125Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,038±$97Highest 36% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
| Chenango and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,700 44% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±62.5 NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±8.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Chenango and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Chenango and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #233 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.