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Barrington vs Java vs Wilna

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.1%).
Wilna has the most renters (48.2% 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.

MeasureBarringtonJavaWilna
People
Population
1,794Lowest
2,049
5,677Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8.3%
NY: +4.2%
-4.1%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-10.8%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.8±3.4Highest
13% above NY
44.2±5.5
11% above NY
29.1±5.2Lowest
27% below NY
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%±3.4
NY: 20.5%
20.7%±4.7Lowest
NY: 20.5%
31.3%±5.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
Wilna and Barrington 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%
10.2%±2.6Lowest
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%
17.7%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±1.3Lowest
NY: 7%
3%±2.4
NY: 7%
6.2%±2.8Highest
NY: 7%
Wilna 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
$60,213±$11kLowest
30% 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
$137,400±$19kLowest
68% 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
$946±$47
42% below NY
Barrington and Wilna 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
$2,747Lowest
58% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
10.3%±84.7
NY: 52.1%
2.5%±61.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
34.6%±10.3Highest
NY: 52.1%
Wilna 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%
19.2%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.2%
NY: 54.3%
95.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
51.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
18 yrs newer than NY
1956
3 yrs older than NY
1952Lowest
7 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
43% below NY
27 minHighest
17% below NY
24 min
26% below NY
Work from home
11.7%±3.7Highest
NY: 14.9%
9%±4.4
NY: 14.9%
4.1%±2.4Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Barrington 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 — — #482 of 484 in NY
School district — — CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — None in town
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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.