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Barrington vs Java vs Locke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barrington has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Java has the highest household income ($95k).
Locke has the most renters (23.6% rent).
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 | Barrington | Java | Locke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,794Lowest |
2,049Highest |
1,805 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.8±3.4Highest 13% above NY |
44.2±5.5 11% above NY |
39.9±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
| Barrington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.3%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Barrington and Locke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Barrington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
5.2%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Locke and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,938±$16k 6% above NY |
$95,129±$24kHighest 11% above NY |
$69,125±$5kLowest 20% below NY |
| Java and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $255,800±$32kHighest 40% below NY |
$223,900±$30k 47% below NY |
$186,800±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
| Barrington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,574±$667Highest about the NY average |
$863±$419Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,099±$140 32% below NY |
| Barrington and Locke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463 47% below NY |
$3,775Highest 43% below NY |
$3,267Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.3%±84.7 NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.7%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Locke and Barrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2% NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
23 min 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Barrington and Java are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.